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The correlation of C- reactive protein and diabetes mellitus type 2 | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohanad A. Hussein; Najah R. Hadi; Mohammad A. Abdul Hussein | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim of study:To evaluate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and type 2 diabetes mellitus . Method:The study sample consisted of (65) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus( 40) men and (25) women. The CRP was measured for all them and compared with (65) persons without DM as a control group well matched with age and sex to the patient group .BMI for patients in both groups were measured . A p-value of <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant .Result: 40 males and 25 females with type 2 DM with mean age 60.7 years. The increase in CRP was significant ( p value<0.05) in type 2 DM patients who are male with high BMI and increased age while no significant increase in the level of CRP in the control group ( p value > 0.05) . Conclusion : These result suggest, that there is an association between CRP and type2 diabetes mellitus . | ||
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