Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is considered a cardiovascular risk equivalent. The presence of other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with diabetes may imply synergy for the occurrence and severity of cardiovascular morbidities and mortalities. Metabolic syndrome is the presence of these clusters of cardiovascular risks in an individual. Metabolic syndrome has been shown to be associated with some traditional risk factors and emerging risk factors.<p class="abstext...

Background: Peripheral arterial disease is a disorder due to obstruction of blood supply to extremities. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are predisposing factors.Objective: To determine if the presence of concurrent hypertension increases the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in Nigerians with type 2 diabetes.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 160 persons living with diabetes mellitus (60 subjects ha...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease affecting every aspects of human system including the sense organs. Sadly, the prevalence is increasing in Nigeria and currently 5.5%. Hearing impairment (deafness) is public health disease and diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common risk factor.Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of deafness among Nigerians with DM attending FMC Lokoja.Metho...