Abstract:
A cross Sectional study conducted during the period from march
2012 – July 2012 in Omdurman Teaching Hospital, compared the plasma
level of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in the glycemic cholesterol
type 2- diabetic. Fifty diabetic patient of both sexes attending at
Omdurman teaching Hospital; 19 male (aged 45 – 80 years) and 31
female (aged 45 – 80 years) were taken randomly as a test group
compared to fifty normal healthy of both sexes male (age between 45 to
80 years) and females (aged 45 – 80 years) as control group.
The level of plasma total cholesterol and LDL- Cholesterol show
significant increase in the test group (p.value = 0.00) when compared
with control group.
The study show insignificant difference between the mean of the
level of plasma total cholesterol and LDL- cholesterol in both sexes of the
test group, from the result of this study is conducted that the Diabetes
mellitus increase the plasma level of total cholesterol and LDL-
cholesterol that lead to increase risk of cardiovascular diseases compared
to healthy group.
