title: Plasma fibrinogen levels in type II diabetics.
abstract: Plasma fibrinogen levels measured by an immunoassay method on 170 type II diabetic patients exhibited a bimodal distribution with one small population demonstrating levels greater than those of the normal reference range. The mean plasma level of fibrinogen in the type II diabetics was higher than that of the normal population. Spearman's correlations demonstrated statistically significant positive relationships in type II diabetic patients between fibrinogen levels and fasting glucose levels, serum cholesterol, glycosylated hemoglobin and urinary albumin excretion rate. These relationships suggest that increased plasma fibrinogen may be another marker for coronary heart disease complications encountered by diabetics.
authors: Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
authors: Z K
authors: ZK
authors: Shihabi
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Konen
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: McCormick
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin