ANTHROPOMETRIC AND BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE OF DIABETES PATIENTS AND ITS RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Due to the ever increasing incidence of both DM and CVD were coexistence of these disorders, numerous agents have been developed over the years to target complications. The present study focuses on the anthropometric and biochemical profile of diabetes patients and its risk for cardiovascular disease. Seventy two study subjects were diagnosed as diabetes mellitus by American Diabetes Association's (ADA's) criteria and sixty healthy subjects without any chronic illness were selected as control for the present study. Levels of fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides were found to be significantly high compared to controls and the levels of HDL were lower than that of the controls, thus constituting a risk factor for CAD. The correlation between anthropometric and biochemical profile shown the importance of CVD in subjects with diabetes. Early screening for DM and aggressive management of risk factors is important to optimizing the outcome of patents with DM. These results indicate the risk of developing CVD was higher in diabetic subjects than non- diabetic subjects.