Muhammad Fakhrul Aditya Duta Pradana
Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, Indonesia 50275

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AND LDL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN DIPONEGORO NATIONAL HOSPITAL Muhammad Fakhrul Aditya Duta Pradana; Edward Kurnia Setiawan Limijadi; Kusmiyati Tjahjono; Banundari Rachmawati
JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DIPONEGORO (DIPONEGORO MEDICAL JOURNAL) Vol 11, No 1 (2022): JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DIPONEGORO (DIPONEGORO MEDICAL JOURNAL)
Publisher : Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/dmj.v11i1.32715

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Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels above the normal range. Type-2 diabetes mellitus can cause lipid metabolism disorder. This study analyzed the relationship between fasting blood glucose and LDL cholesterol levels in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients.Aim: To prove the correlation between fasting blood glucose levels with LDL cholesterol levels in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: This research is an observational analytical study with cross-sectional design on 40 subjects. The secondary data for this research was obtained from diabetic patients at Diponegoro National Hospital. The correlation analysis was done using Spearman Rank test.Results: Spearman Rank analysis showed no significant association between fasting blood glucose levels with LDL cholesterol levels in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (p = 0,119 and r = 0,250).Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between fasting blood glucose levels with LDL cholesterol levels in patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus.