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Background: Many studies have compared and correlated glycemic control markers with lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, but very few studies correlate them in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) individuals. Thus, the aim of this study was to find comparison and correlation between FBG, PPBG and HbA1c with lipid profile in T2DM patients and IGT individuals.Methods: The study was conducted at tertiary care hospital in north Karnataka. The diagnosis of T2DM and IGT was based on WHO criteria. 99 apparently healthy controls, 101 T2DM patients and 100 IGT subjects participated in the study.Results: All the biochemical parameters were significantly raised in IGT and T2DM patients as compared to controls.In T2DM, FBG showed significant positive correlation with TC (p=0.048) and significant negative correlation with HDL (p=0.000). PPBG and HbA1c showed significant positive correlation with TGL, TC VLDL and LDL and significant negative correlation with HDL, p value was 0.000 for all parameters. The correlation in IGT, FBG showed significant positive correlation with TC (p=0.000) and LDL (p=0.004), significant negative correlation with HDL (p=0.000). PPBG showed significant positive correlation with TGL, TC and VLDL and significant negative correlation with HDL(p=0.000).Conclusions: Diagnosis of T2DM, IGT and associated dyslipidema is necessary as life style modification and pharmacotherapy can control these situations and thereby reduce the cardiovascular risk.
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Aims: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic value of protein:creatinine ratio in spot voided urine sample for detection of proteinuria as compared to those of 24 hour urine sample in patients with preeclampsia, and also to determine the optimal cut-off value of protein:creatinine ratio with best sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of significant proteinuria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted at teaching hospital in North Karnatak, India. The study was conducted from Jan 2012 to February 2013. Methods: This study was conducted on 52 preeclampsia patients. The 24 hour urine protein and random urine protein:creatinine ratio was determined. Pearson’s correlation, sensitivity and specificity were determined using 24-hour urinary protein as a gold standard for spot urine protein:creatinine ratio. Receiver operators characteristic (ROC) curve and area under curve was also determined using SPSS (11.5) software. All the results were expressed in mean±SD. Results: Fifty two preeclampsia patients participated in this study. The average 24 hour urinary protein was 1643.3±2079.5 mg/day. The spot urine protein:creatinine ratio was 1.47±1.68. There was a positive correlation between 24 hour urinary protein and spot urine protein:creatinine ratio (r = 0.86, P<0.0001). The area under the receiver operators characteristic curve for urine protein:creatinine ratio at various cut-off was 0.914 (95% confidence interval: 0.800-0.975, P<0.0001). The sensitivity and specificity was 71.5% and 100% respectively at protein:creatinine ratio cut-off of 0.66. Conclusion: The random urine protein:creatinine ratio predicts the amount of 24-hour urinary protein excretion with high accuracy. Hence it can be used as a faster diagnostic substitute for 24- hour urinary protein estimation in preeclampsia.