Correlation of the telomere length with type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with ischemic heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to explore the relationship of the telomere length with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Method

This 2-year cross-sectional study included 130 male patients diagnosed with IHD through echocardiography and coronary angiography, wherein consecutive IHD patients with type 2 DM (65) and without type 2 DM (65) were selected. Baseline characteristics including age, gender, body mass index, and blood pressure were recorded. Laboratory investigations such as random blood sugar (RBS), fasting lipid profile, serum creatinine, and serum urea levels were measured. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used for the measurement of the telomere length. The logistic regression analysis was used to predic

SUBMITTER: Piplani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310747 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature