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Type 2 diabetes mellitus: A risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection: A hospital based case-control study
Bikha Ram Devrajani1, Syed Zulfiquar Ali Shah, Aftab Ahmed Soomro
1Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro/Hyderabad (LUMHS), Pakistan.
Objective:
To determine the frequency of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in diabetic and non-diabetic patients and to compare the frequency of H. pylori infection in both groups.
Study Design:
Case control.
Place And Duration:
Department of Medicine, Liaquat University Hospital from October 2007 to March 2008.
Materials And Methods:
This hospital-based case-control study was conducted on 148 subjects and divided into two groups i.e. type 2 diabetics and non-diabetics; each group consisting of 74 patients. All diabetic patients of >/= 35 years of age, both gender and the known cases with history of dyspepsia, epigastric pain or bloating for more than a month were screened for Helicobacter pylori infection. The collected data of both groups was evaluated and separated for analysis.
Results:
Majority of the patients were male with mean age +/- SD, 52.86 +/- 8.51. Among the diabetic group, HpSA was positive in 54/74 (73%), whereas in the non-diabetic group HpSA was positive in 38/74 (51.4%) cases. Fasting blood glucose was identified as low in 04 (5.40%) H. pylori infected - diabetic patients where as the blood glucose level of 07 (9.45%) known diabetic patients was raised despite the ongoing medication.
Conclusion:
Diabetic patients are more prone and at risk to acquire H. Pylori infection. Therefore proper monitoring of blood glucose level and screening for H. pylori infection are effective preventive measures for this life threatening infection.
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