A STUDY BETWEEN CORRELATION OF PLASMA HOMOCYTEINE LEVELS WITH BMI IN FEMALES WITH TYPE2 DIABETES

DR.NITHESH KUMAR A; PROF.DR. NOORUL AMEEN

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A STUDY BETWEEN CORRELATION OF PLASMA HOMOCYTEINE LEVELS WITH BMI IN FEMALES WITH TYPE2 DIABETES

Dr. Nithesh Kumar A, Prof. Dr. Noorul Ameen

Abstract :

Hyperhomocysteinemia is established as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is highly prevalent in patients with type II diabetes and microvascular disease. In order to determine whether body-mass index vary with plasma homocysteine concentrations in patients with type II diabetes, we measured plasma homocysteine in lean, normal weight, and overweight females living in India.

Plasma homocysteine concentrations were significantly lower in lean females with diabetes when compared to those females who were obese and compared to control subjects (p < 0.02). We have concluded that plasma homocysteine concentrations are lower in lean females with type II diabetes and that this efficiency in homocysteine metabolism may contribute in protection from cardiovascular disease.