1. Ph.D. student, Biochemistry department, Memorial University, Canada.
2. Head, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry department, University of Tripoli, Libya.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 08(02), 117-123
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.2.0413
Received on 04 November 2020; revised on 09 November 2020; accepted on 11 November 2020
Background
Type 2 diabetes has several causes, such as family history, age, physical inactivity, and unhealthy food. Obesity is a significant cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Microvascular and macrovascular complications are associated with long-term diabetes. However, the main objective in this study is to search for complications and risk factors related to diabetes.
Therefore, 472 diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes from northwest Libya participated in this study. Face-to-face interviews conducted using a questionnaire asking each patient information about name, age, sex, duration of disease, family history, and measured body mass index (BMI). A biochemical analysis (FPG, HbA1c, cholesterol, and triglyceride) was also performed on diabetic patients. Our results showed that 60.6% of type 2 diabetic patients had a positive family history. Poor glycemic control identified by high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 186±9 mg/dl, and glycated hemoglobin was (HbA1C) 8.36%±1.8.
Obesity; Diabetes; Family history; Plasma glucose
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Khaled Ali ALawaini and Mustafa Ali Abugila. The effects of obesity along with other risk factors on type 2 diabetic patients in the northwest of Libya. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 8(2), 117-123. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.2.0413