C-reactive protein is associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and obesity in type 2 diabetic Sudanese.

CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of obesity among diabetics, together with elevated levels of triglycerides and CRP, suggest coexistence of dyslipidemia and inflammation in diabetes. Our findings emphasize that diabetics were 5.6 times more likely to have high CRP levels than nondiabetics; as CRP is a predictor of cardiovascular disease risk, it can be recognized that diabetics are at more risk of cardiovascular disease than nondiabetics. Considering evaluation of CRP together with the lipid profile in prediction of cardiovascular disease risk in Sudanese diabetics should be further tested in large-scale studies. PMID: 26379442 [PubMed]
Source: Diabetes Metab - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes Source Type: research