Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
Review Article
Association of C reactive Protein with Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Obesity: a case- control study
Author(s): Saadia Tobassum* and Tasnim Farasat
This study assesses the association of C-reactive protein (CRP) with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to determine the effect of obesity on them in the population of Amin-Hayat diabetic center in Lahore. We included 130 women and 120 women at baseline (2020?2021). Blood samples and epidemiological data were collected. Physician-diagnosed T2DM subjects (60women and 50 men) were self-reported or based on fasting glucose ?125mg/dL during follow-up of 2 years between 2020 and 2021. After multivariate adjustment for T2DM risk factors, we observed that CRP and glucose level was significantly higher in obese subjects when compared with overweight, normal weight and underweight subjects (p .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.1000954
