Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by persistence hyperglycemia resulting from the defects in insulin secretion, action or both. Diabetes prevalence is rapidly increasing, especially in urban India. The changing lifestyle has majorly contributed to the increasing prevalence of diabetes. Aim: To determine the incidence of microalbuminuria and its correlation with age, sex, duration, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Postprandial Blood Sugar (PPBS) and Body Mass Index (BMI). Also to detect the presence of vascular complications using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI), Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV), Augmentaion Index (AI) and microalbuminuria. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India from March 2018 to June 2018. The study included assessment of blood glucose level both fasting blood sugar and postprandial blood sugar, microalbumin levels in 100 known diabetic patients and also ABI, PWV and AI were measured using periscope instrument. Analytical test to measure the differences between two means of the two groups independent t-test was applied and multiple regressoon analysis was done. Results: Out of total 100 subjects 59% were males and 41% were females. The correlation of microalbuminuria with factors like, duration of diabetes, FBS, PPBS, PWV and AI was statistically significant with a p-value of <0.05 in this study. The correlation of duration of diabetes with factors like age, BMI, microalbuminuria was statistically significant with a p-value of <0.05. Conclusion: This study confirmed that incidence of microalbuminuria increases with duration of diabetes, poorly controlled blood sugar levels. Microalbuminuria, ABI, PWV and AI are the reliable, non invasive and simple methods used for the screening of vascular complications.
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