Study the Effect of Sex Hormones in Diabetic Women | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 27, Issue 1, December 2014, Pages 18-20 | ||
| Author | ||
| Aufaira shaker nsaif | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of our study was to investigate the association of C-peptide and steroid hormones (progesterone and testosterone) and type 2 diabetes in diabetic women under 42 years age. Materials and Methods: Thirty, type 2 diabetic women under 42 years old (35-42) years and 30 non diabetic women as control were investigated in this study, age and sex matched. Sex hormones (progesterone and testosterone) were measured by using minividas (Biomerieux). Also serum C-peptide was measured by using gamma counter (Wallac) and fasting blood sugar by using spectrophotometer. All measurements were done in the National Diabetes Center (NDC) / Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad - Iraq. Results: the progesterone, testosterone, FBS and C-peptide of diabetic women were 2.963±1.29 pmol/l, 0.150±300 pmol/l, 132.53±9.69 mg/l and 4.25±1.16 ng/l respectively; while the control healthy women were 2.865±0.988 pmol/l, 0.295±0.196 pmol/l, 87.45±7.53 mg/l and 3.76±0.49 ng/l respectively. Differences between diabetic and control women for the testosterone, FBS and C-peptide were statistically significant and for the progesterone were statistically insignificant. Conclusion: There is a strong association between the sex hormones and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Key words: sex hormones, diabetes | ||
| Keywords | ||
| sex hormones; diabetes | ||
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