title: Comparative lipid profile studies in cardiac and diabetic conditions.
abstract: Lipid profile in cardiac patients (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, ischaemic heart disease), diabetic patients and normal humans was investigated. Total serum cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides, blood glucose, calcium, potassium and sodium were determined, employing established methods and procedures. Higher level of total cholesterol, LDL-C and triglyceride were found in both cardiac and diabetic patients, however, cardiac patients had much lower level of HDL-C as compared to normal humans. Age wise comparison revealed that level of total cholesterol; triglyceride and LDL-C were elevating while the level of HDL-C were decreasing with the age in cardiac and diabetic patients. Sex wise comparison showed that females had higher HDL-C level than males and therefore had fewer incidences of heart diseases. The level of Ca++, K+ and Na+ were similar in all age groups and sexes. No significant elevation in the level of these electrolytes was discovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Irshad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Ikram Ullah
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Musa Kaleem
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baloch
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mustafa