A Faculty Member from the Department of Biology Publishes a Scientific Paper in Scopus-indexed Journals.
Asst. Lect. Sally Nasser Abbas published a scientific paper titled:
Correlation between Diabetes Mellitus and Dyslipidemia Incidence in Central Iraq
(The correlation between diabetes and the occurrence of dyslipidemia in central Iraq).
In the journal:
Correlation Between rs6265 SNP in BDNF and the context of Diabetes Type II Involvement in Iraqi Patients
which is indexed in Q3.
The research aimed to demonstrate that dyslipidemia is more common in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), increasing their susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum lipid profile and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and the importance of HbA1c as an indicator of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
The study, a retrospective cross-sectional study of 500 patients from the Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Karbala, Iraq, concluded that 230 (46.0%) were male and 270 (54.01%) were female, with the 40–49 age group having the highest representation (36.8%). 278 participants (55.6%) had severely elevated HbA1c (≥10%), and half of these had moderately elevated random blood glucose levels (250–299 mg/dL). Of the total participants, 98 (42.6%) were male, and 36 (15.7%) were 50 years of age or older. Among the females, 86 (31.9%) were in the 40–49 age group. Regarding marital status, 33 (46.5%) were unmarried, and 17 (23.9%) were in the 20–29 age group. Among married participants (151, or 35.5% of the total), the majority were 50 years of age or older (53 participants, 12.5% of the married participants).
The study found a direct and statistically significant association between HbA1c and total cholesterol within the lipid profile.
