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The study of dyslipidemia and its correlation with nephropathy in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients

Background Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most severe diabetic microangiopathies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the lipid abnormalities associated with different stages of proteinuria in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods In this study 100 type 2 diabetic patients were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, Serum lipid profile, urine albumin creatinine ratio and routine biochemical investigations.

Results Out of 100 patients were included in study, 41 patients were normoabluminuric, 37 patients were microalbuminuric and 22 patients were overt proteinuric. Most common dyslipidemia found in study is increased triglyceride (43%) followed by increased LDL (28). On comparing normoalbuminuric to overt proteinuric, a positive correlation found in increased triglyceride (P value < 0.001) and increases LDL (P value <0.001).

Conclusions Concluded that raised Triglyceride and LDL are associated with Diabetic Nephropathy.