Correlation of glycaemic control and red cells distribution width in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been on the rise throughout the world newlinewith an estimated global prevalence of around 10.1% by 2035. DM is associated newlinewith high morbidity and mortality which makes it a global health burden. Red blood newlinecell distribution width (RDW) is an expression of the variation in the size of the red newlineblood cells. Recently, RDW has been found to be useful as a prognostic marker in newlinecardiac failure, myocardial infarction and other systemic disorders. newlineThis cross-sectional study was done in 130 diabetic patients, of which 79 newlinewere male and 51 were female. Majority of the patients were in the age group of newline46-65 years. RDW and HBA1C levels were compared and a positive correlation was newlineseen between RDW and HBA1C. Pearson correlation value was 0.882 which was newlinestatistically significant at plt0.001. RDW level increased with increase in HBA1C newlinelevel. The study also indicated that higher the value of HBA1C, higher is the RDW newlinevalue.RDW along with HBA1C may be considered as a marker of glycaemic newlinecontrol in diabetic individuals as there appears to be a positive correlation between newlineHBA1C and RDW. newline