Key result
Among diabetes patients in Botswana, 33.5% had hypercholesterolaemia and 38.9% had hypertriglyceridaemia, with hyperlipidaemia being associated with high body mass index.
Why the study?
The serum lipid profile of diabetes mellitus patients receiving treatment at Gaborone City Council clinics was not previously determined.
Cross-Sectional (n=401)
Yes
A significant proportion of diabetes patients in Gaborone, Botswana have dyslipidemia, which is associated with higher body mass index.
Dyslipidaemia affects over one-third of treated DM patients; leaves open whether routine lipid screening improves outcomes in similar African cohorts.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the serum lipid profile of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients receiving treatment at Gaborone City Council clinics. A total of 401 patients were studied over a 3-month period. It was found that 33.5% had hypercholesterolaemia and 38.9% hypertriglyceridaemia. The mean low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were higher in females than in males, but there was no difference in LDL levels between type 1 and 2 DM patients. There was no difference in cholesterol, triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels between genders or between type 1 and 2 patients. Hyperlipidaemia was associated with high body mass index. Only hypertriglyceridaemia was associated with high blood pressure. Hyperlipidaemia was not associated with exercise, smoking or alcohol consumption in the DM patients studied.
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Addisu Y Mengesha (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Diabetes mellitus (n=401). Diabetes mellitus was evaluated on Serum lipid profile (hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia). Among diabetes patients in Botswana, 33.5% had hypercholesterolaemia and 38.9% had hypertriglyceridaemia, with hyperlipidaemia being associated with high body mass index.
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