DISTURBANCES IN SERUM CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE LEVELS IN PRE-DIABETES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Authors

  • Tehreem Fatima Awan Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Muhammad Anwar Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Zujaja Hina Haroon Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Afshan Bibi Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Muhammad Younas Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Sobia Irum Kirmani Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (National University of Medical Sciences) Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55629/pakjpathol.v33i4.728

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate serum calcium and phosphate levels in Pre-diabetic, Diabetic & non-diabetic subjects.

Material and Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Chemical Pathology and Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, from July to December 2021. The study used a non-probability consecutive sample to include 300 people. Those people have been divided into three groups; diabetics, pre-diabetics and non-diabetics with a hundred people in every group. Blood specimens had been taken for the estimation of calcium, phosphate, HbA1c, plasma glucose and insulin in fasting in their respective tubes. SPSS version 24 was used to inspect the data. All descriptive variables had their means and standard deviations calculated. To examine descriptive characteristics within and between all groups, one way ANOVA and post hoc LSD were performed, and p-values 0. 05 were considered significant.

Results: Calcium and Phosphorus levels were lower in Diabetic group (Ca= 1.97±0.16mmol/l, PO4 = 0.76±0.07 mmol/l) as compared to pre-diabetic group (Ca= 2.15±0.18 mmol/l, PO4 = 0.93±0.06 mmol/l) and higher in non-diabetic group (Ca= 2.33±0.10mmol/l, PO4 = 1.19±0.20 mmol/l) than both other groups.  A one-way ANOVA and Post Hoc LSD revealed that the difference between and within groups was statistically significant with a p value of 0.01.

Conclusion: Our research has shown that as glycemic control slowly deteriorates, blood calcium and phosphate levels fall.

Key Words:Calcium, Phosphorus, Pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Published

30-12-2022

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Awan TF, Anwar M, Haroon ZH, Bibi A, Younas M, Kirmani SI. DISTURBANCES IN SERUM CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE LEVELS IN PRE-DIABETES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS . Pak J Pathol [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];33(4):134-8. Available from: https://pakjpath.com/index.php/Pak-J-Pathol/article/view/728

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Vol. 33 No. 4 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Pathology

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