Dyslipidemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients With Poor Glycemic Control: Relationship Between HbA1c and Lipid Profile.
Abstract Aims: This study identified the lipid profile across a full range of poor glycemic control and the association between lipid profiles with different specific glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) cutoffs in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods: A total of 1183 T2DM patients with poor glycemic control (HbA1c>7%) selected through convenience sampling in three hospitals of Jiangsu province were surveyed during April 2018 and July 2019. Dyslipidemia was defined according to criteria of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III).Results: The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 55.2 % overall. Of 1183 subjects, 13.0% had high total cholesterol (TC), 33.1% had low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), 9.9% had high low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and 28.4% had high triglycerides (TG) concentrations. There was an increase in frequency of dyslipidemia in patients with different cutoff values of HbA1c (P<0.05). The prevalence of high TC was closely related with different cutoff values of HbA1c (adjusted OR =1.77, 2.56 3.82, respectively). Patients with HbA1c values 9%≤HbA1c<11% and HbA1c≥13% had significantly higher prevalence of dyslipidemia compared with the patients who had 7≤HbA1c<9%.Conclusion: T2DM patients with 9%≤HbA1c<11% and HbA1c≥13% tend to have moderate and severe dyslipidemia respectively, suggesting the importance of glycemic control in normalizing dyslipidemia.