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Association of vitamin d deficiency with dyslipidemia, glycemic control, and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in qatar

  • Authors Details :  
  • Gowri Karuppasamy,  
  • Shaikha Al Shokri,  
  • Aseel Sukik,  
  • Mohamed Elmudathir Osman

Journal title : Yemen Journal of Medicine

Publisher : Mansa STM Publishers

Online ISSN : 2583-4614

Page Number : 17-21

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Background: Emerging data found that Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with Vitamin D deficiency at various frequencies. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in T2DM patients in Qatar and the correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and other variables such as dyslipidemia, glycemic control, and microalbuminuria. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the medical outpatient clinic at Hamad General Hospital. The study involved adult patients (≥18 years) with T2DM. The study covered patients admitted between January 1, 2018, and July 31, 2018. Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Research Committee. Results: We recruited 400 subjects with T2DM. Their mean age was 58.97±10.32 years, and the majority were women (52.0%) and Arabs (69.5%). The mean duration of Type 2 diabetes diagnosis was 14.94±8.99 years. The prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency was 29.5%. A comparison between Vitamin D deficiency and non-vitamin D deficiency groups showed a statistically significant difference in terms of fasting blood (FB) sugar (p<0.001), random blood (RB) sugar (p<0.001), hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) (p<0.001), total cholesterol (P = 0.001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL [C]) (p=0.004), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL [C]) (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.001), and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) (p=0.007). Data analysis showed that a significant negative correlation was found between Vitamin D level and FB sugar (r=−0.208, p<0.001), RB sugar (r=−0.20, p<0.001), HBA1c (r=−0.260, p<0.001), total cholesterol (r=−0.218, p<0.001), LDL (C) (r=−0.176, p=0.004), triglyceride (r=−0.342, p<0.001), and UAER (r=−0.184, p=0.007). Conclusion: Our study showed a significant correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and the poor control of T2DM, dyslipidemia, and microalbuminuria. The results emphasize the importance of monitoring Vitamin D status in high-risk populations.

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3292

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