Open AccessSerum zinc and magnesium concentrations in type 2 diabetes mellitus with periodontitis
Author(s) -
D.S. Pushparani,
Sambandam Anandan,
P Theagarayan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.131322
Subject(s) - periodontitis , medicine , endocrinology , cholesterol , analysis of variance , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , high density lipoprotein , type 2 diabetes mellitus , chemistry , gastroenterology
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the serum levels of zinc (Zn) and magnesium (Mg) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with periodontitis patients and to correlate them with the levels of serum cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), and triglycerides among the study subjects.