Type 2 diabetes mellitus; C-reactive protein in patients

ABSTRACT

To determine the frequency of raised C-reactive protein [CRP] in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This cross sectional descriptive study of six months study was conducted at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad from March 2013 to August 2013. All diabetic patients of >/=35 years age of either gender for >01 year duration visited at OPD were evaluated for C-reactive protein and their glycemic status by hemoglobin A1c. The data was analyzed in SPSS and the frequency and percentage was calculated. During six month study period, total 100 diabetic patients were evaluated for C-reactive protein. Majority of patients were from urban areas 75/100 [75%]. The mean +/-SD for age of patients with diabetes mellitus was 51.63+/-7.82. The mean age +/-SD of patient with raised CRP was 53+/-7.21. The mean +/-SD for HbA1c in patients with raised CRP is 9.55+/-1.73. The mean random blood sugar level in patients with raised CRP was 247.42 +/- 6.62. The majority of subjects from 50-69 years of age group with female predominance [p = 0.01] while the CRP was raised in 70[70%] patients in relation to age [p=0.02] and gender [p=0.01] respectively. Both HbA1c and CRP was raised in 64.9% [p = 0.04] in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The mean +/-SD of CRP was 5.8+/-1.21 while for male and female individuals with raised CRP was 3.52+/-1.22 and 5.7+/-1.63 respectively. The raised CRP was observed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus