Glycated haemoglobin and associated variables in diabetics: Ilorin experience

Abstract

One hundred and fifty type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were investigated to determine extent of haemoglobin glycation and factors that might influence it. Factors so considered were age, sex, disease duration, and body mass index. The mean HbA1c was 8.0%. Ninety-six (about 64%) of the subjects had HbA1c >7.2%. Seventy-one of these were males. Sex and age did not have significant effect on HbA1c and so was disease duration in our center. Almost 70% of the female diabetics were overweight. Correlation was very poor between BMI and haemoglobin glycation. However, assessment of the individual group results tended to suggest that glycation decrease with increasing BMI.