CORRELATION OF HbA1c AND BODY MASS INDEX IN TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Dr. Gian Chand; Dr. Pritam Singh Sandhu; Dr. Amandeep Singh Sidhu

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

CORRELATION OF HbA1c AND BODY MASS INDEX IN TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Dr. Gian Chand, Dr. Pritam Singh Sandhu, Dr. Amandeep Singh Sidhu

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Man may be the captain of his fate, but he is also the victim of his blood sugar. A recent estimate suggested that diabetes was the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and was responsible for almost 4.6 million deaths annually. The cardiovascular diseases accounted for an estimated 1.4 million deaths in 2004 and it is likely to be 2.1 million in 2021. . It has been estimated that 75% of the deaths in diabetic patients may be attributed to coronary artery disease. HbA1C and body mass index (BMI) is a significant predictor for type 2 DM. Our study mainly aims to find the correlation of HbA1C and BMI in type 2 DM patients with and without ischemic heart disease. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A case-control study was done on 100 type2 DM patients attending Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India and divided into 2 groups each consist of 50 patients based on the presence or absence of ischemic heart disease. RESULT: BMI (p=.002) and HbA1C (p=.001) was significantly high in Type 2 DM patients with ischemic heart disease as compared to non-ischemic heart disease. CONCLUSION: From the study it was concluded that body mass index and HbA1C was significantly high in Type 2 DM patients with ischemic heart disease as compared to non-ischemic heart disease. Both BMI and HbA1C was important predictor for the development of ischemic heart disease in type 2 DM patients.