Assessment of Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Risk Indices in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Sushil Baral, Laxman Prasad Mandal and Hamal Ab
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Laxman Prasad Mandal: Consultant Physician, Bir hospital, Nepal
Hamal Ab: Consultant Physician, Nepal Police Hospital, Nepal

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 6-11

Abstract: Incidence of cardiovascular events is increased to two to four times among diabetic patients when compared with non-diabetic. Dyslipidemia in diabetes is characterized by elevated triglyceride (TG), low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and increased prevalence of small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) particles. Serum total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-C have been used as major laboratory measures in clinical practice to assess cardiovascular risk. Recent studies, however, have shown that non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) concentration is like or better than LDL-C alone in the prediction of CVD incidence and mortality. The measurement of LDL cholesterol alone does not provide enough measure of atherogenic risk in hypertriglyceridemic patients in whom atherogenic indices are helpful.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2019.11.555828

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