Ifeoma Udenze|Casmir Amadi
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in Nigerian adults with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome using the Framingham's risk score
University of Lagos|University of Lagos
background cardiovascular morbidity major burden nigerian patients type 2 diabetes mellitus dmaims objectives aim present study compare cardiovascular risk scores type 2 diabetics individuals metabolic syndrome healthy controls examine impact glycemic control lifestyle cardiovascular risksubjects methods crosssectional study adult nigerians type 2 diabetes metabolic syndrome age sexmatched controls written informed consent obtained participants ethics committee lagos university teaching hospital lagos nigeria approved study protocolstatistical analysis data analyzed using ibm spss software version 200 package statistical significance set p 005results statistically significant difference cardiovascular disease cvd risk scores group diabetes 2041 1298 metabolic syndrome 1000 635 control group 679 781 p 0001 also glycated hemoglobin hba1chighdensity lipoproteins hdlcholesterol total cholesterol triglyceride concentrations groups p 005 cvd risk correlated positively significantly hba1c body mass index waist circumference negatively level education p 005 522 people diabetes treatment achieved hba1ctarget 7conclusion people type 2 diabetes high cvd risk scores control cvd risk factors optimum adult nigerians strategies achieve better glycemic control weight reduction increase literacy levels help achieve cvd risk reduction adult nigerians