Anthropometric measurements, serum ascorbic acid and lipid levels in diabetic subjects attending Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Abstract
Serum total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-CH), ascorbic acid (AA), body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA) were determined in 50 diabetic subjects (25 males and 25 females, aged 21 – 75 years) attending Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano.
Female subjects had significantly higher HDL-CH (P < 0.025) level than male subjects, while BSA was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in males than females. Serum TC level and BMI were higher in females than in males. Serum AA level was found to be higher in males than in females
Forty-six percent of the subjects fell in the BMI range normal class (BMI: 18.50 – 24.99), thirty-eight percent of the subjects fell in the BMI range overweight classes (BMI: 25.00 – 40.00). Significant differences were observed in the serum TC, HDL-CH, AA levels, BMI and BSA values with variation in the BMI-range classes.
Female subjects had significantly higher HDL-CH (P < 0.025) level than male subjects, while BSA was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in males than females. Serum TC level and BMI were higher in females than in males. Serum AA level was found to be higher in males than in females
Forty-six percent of the subjects fell in the BMI range normal class (BMI: 18.50 – 24.99), thirty-eight percent of the subjects fell in the BMI range overweight classes (BMI: 25.00 – 40.00). Significant differences were observed in the serum TC, HDL-CH, AA levels, BMI and BSA values with variation in the BMI-range classes.
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