title: Relationship of biochemical parameters, BMI and blood pressure with age, gender and ethnicity of Trinidadian type 2-diabetic subjects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship of biochemical parameters, BMI and blood pressure with age, gender and ethnicity of Trinidadian type 2-diabetic subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective case control study comprised of 1794 patient (740 males and 1054 females).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The correlation was found for lipid profile with age and gender in diabetic subjects. There was a positive significant correlation in LDL-C values for all age groups. Serum creatinine concentrations significantly varied amongst ethnicity (p = 0.02). Of the known ethnicities, East Indians had the highest mean creatinine value (1.00 ± 0.47 mg/dl). The univariate general linear model showed that lipid profile had many associations with gender and ethnicity in type 2 diabetic subjects. LDL-C had significant differences between gender (p = 0.04) and diabetes (p = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Varied lipid profile with elevated systolic blood pressure and BMI are associated in type 2 diabetic patients with respect to age, gender and ethnicity.
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago. Shivananda.Nayak@sta.uwi.edu
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.forename: Le-Ann Lue
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fatt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Legall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D003404:Creatinine