Wahid Ali
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow, U.P.
India
Research Article
Oxidized LDL as A Biomarker in Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s): Wahid Ali, Umesh Prasad Kushwaha, Mohd Wamique, Preeti Vishwakarma, Mohd Tasleem, Mabood Khan and Ashustosh KumarWahid Ali, Umesh Prasad Kushwaha, Mohd Wamique, Preeti Vishwakarma, Mohd Tasleem, Mabood Khan and Ashustosh Kumar
Objective: To study the correlation of lipids and lipoprotein indices with special reference to oxidized LDL in study subjects.
Material and Methods: Study comprised of total 124 subjects. 104 symptomatic cases either sex age between 20-80 years were recruited, of which, 10 were type-2 diabetes mellitus(Type- 2DM), 63 were with metabolic syndrome (MS), and 31 were type-2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension (Type-2DM+HT). Total 20, age and sex matched normal healthy subjects were recruited and served as control group for the present study.
Results: Comparing the mean OxLDL of four groups (Type-2DM, MS, Type-2DM+HT and normal), by one way ANOVA showed significantly (p<0.001) differences among the groups. Further, Bonferroni test showed that the mean OxLDL rose significantly (p<0.001) in cases (Type-2DM,.. View More»
