Assessment of Plasma Level of Total Cholesterol and LDLCholesterol in Patients with Type 2-Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is chronic metabolic disorder that is associated with cardiovascular complication of which the metabolic syndrome play prominent role lipid profile has been show to be an important predicator for metabolic disturbances including dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular. Across sectional study conducted during the period from march 2014 to august 2014 in Jaber Abu Allizz center , compared the plasma level of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in type two diabetic patients . Forty diabetic patients 26 males and 14 females were compared to twenty normal healthy individuals as control group. The level of plasma total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol show significant increase in 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 of test group in both sexes, The result of this study is conclude that the Diabetes Mellitus increase the plasma level of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol that lead to increase risk of cardiovascular disease compared to healthy group.