title: The association of age with glycaemic and cholesterol control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the risk of dyslipidaemia in diabetic patients of different age groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted at Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, and Pakistan Ordnance Factories Hospital, Wah Cantonment, Pakistan, from February to July 2014, and comprised type 2 diabetic patients. Patients' body mass index was calculated and biochemical tests were performed for high-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, triglyceride and glucose. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 40 patients, 17(42.5%) were men and 23(57.5%) women. The blood glucose control of younger age group (30-40 years) was 234±90.37mg/dl compared to older age group (60-70 years) with a mean of 173.4±54.2 mg/dl. Serum triglyceride levels of the youngest age group (30-40 years) were the highest with a mean value of 216±137 mg/dl. There was a significant association between age and triglyceride levels (p=0.03) , while the serum high-density lipoprotein level of this group was lowest with a mean of 29.6±13.4 mg/dl.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a significant association between triglyceride levels in the youngest age group of patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Raheela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yasmin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Asifa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied and Experimental Medicine, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Razak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Age, women, HDL-C, Diabetes mellitus, Triglycerides, Hyperglycaemia.