Abstract:
An analytical hospital based case- control study conducted during the
period, from February to July 2014, to estimate the serum levels of
calcium and phosphorus of 40 Sudanese patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus as a test group compared to 40 healthy subjects as control group.
Participants in this study were from Jabir Abu Al Eizz center in
Khartoum state, Sudan. Males and females were matched in term of age
(ranges 40-80 years). The serum levels of calcium and phosphorus were
measured using colorimeter model JENWAY and commercial kits from
Biosystem Company.
The results obtained and analyzed using software program (SPSS). The
means and standards deviation of serum levels of calcium and phosphorus
were detected and T-test was use for comparison (p. value of < 0.05 is
considered to be significant), Linear regression analysis was used to
assess correlation between the levels of calcium and phosphorus to the
duration of diabetes mellitus and the age of diabetic patients.
The serum levels of calcium was not significantly differ between
patients and controls (p=0.652).
The serum levels of phosphorus was significantly differ between
patients and controls (p=0.000).
In the diabetic group, the serum levels of calcium showed insignificant
very weak negative correlation with the duration and age, the serum
levels of phosphorus showed insignificant very weak positive
correlation with the duration and age , and both not affected by sex
of diabetic patients.
From the results of this study, it conclude that: type 2 diabetes
mellitus have no effect in calcium level but decrease serum level of
phosphorus.
