A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Irregularities in Lipid Profiles in Newly Diagnosed type 2 Diabetics

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the lipid profile abnormalities in newly diagnosed
type 2 diabetics.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study was done in the Department of General Medicine,
Vardhman institute of medical sciences, Pawapuri, Nalanda, Bihar, India. A total of 100 newly
diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus within the last 3 months using the ADA (American Diabetes
Association) criteria and both males and females were include in this study for determine the
lipid profile levels.
Results: According to ATP III classification 44 (44%) participants had normal serum
triglycerides levels which is <150 mg/dl whereas 56(56%) participants had an abnormal level
of serum triglycerides. Among the 56 (56) participants with abnormal triglycerides, 33% had
borderline high levels (150-199mg/dl), 23% had high levels (200-499 mg/dl). In our study,
55% participants had low HDL and 45% participants had normal HDL. The Gender distribution
showed that 23 male participants (41.82%) and 32 female participants (58.18%) had low HDL.
In our study, among the 100 participants, 68(68%) participants had desirable total
Cholesterol levels o f <200mg/dl, 27(27%) had borderline high levels of 200- 239mg/dl and 5
(5%) had high total cholesterol levels of ≥240mg/dl. 32 (32%) participants had an optimal
level of LDL of which 13 (40.62%) participants were males and 19 (59.38%) were females. 34
(34%) had near optimal levels of LDL and 14 (41.18%) participants were males and 20
(58.82%) were females. 20 (20%) had borderline high levels of LDL out of which 8 (40%) participants were males and 12 (60%) were females. 10 (10%) had high levels of LDL of which
4 (40%) were males and 6 (60%) were females. 4 (4%) participants had very high levels of
LDL of which 2 (50%) was male and (50%) was female.
Conclusion: The study showed widespread lipid abnormalities in the course of diabetes
triggered dyslipidemia as hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, elevated LDL and
decreased HDL. This study proposes the predominance of hyperlipidemia over increased
prevalence of diabetic dyslipidemia.