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- Title
Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Type 2 Diabetic.
- Authors
Saeed, Chiman Hameed
- Abstract
Background: Infection with Helicobacter pylori has been recognized as a public health problem worldwide. Patients with diabetes mellitus are more liable to infection. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Erbil City and to find whether H. pylori infection associated with higher levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Subjects and Methods: A case-control study was carried out at Laila Kasim Health Centre. Around 150 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and 50 non-diabetic patients were recruited. The study was conducted between September to November 2020. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for blood sugar, HbA1c and serum used for detection of anti-Helicobacter pylori antibody (IgG) by ELISA. Results: Helicobacter pylori infection was detected in 73.3% of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and 54% of controls (P= 0.01). Helicobacter pylori infection was highly prevalent in patients with fair control of blood glucose (HbA1c 83.8%; P= 0.007). Helicobacter pylori infection was not associated with; duration of T2DM, age, gender, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, dyspeptic symptoms and level of education. Conclusion: This study found that the significantly higher prevalence of H. pylori infection in diabetic patients especially in those with fair control of blood glucose as compared to non-DM individuals, this indicated that the increased levels of HbA1c associated with H. pylori.
- Subjects
HELICOBACTER pylori infections; TYPE 2 diabetes; GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin; BODY mass index; DIABETES; BLOOD sugar
- Publication
Kerbala Jorunal of Medicine, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p2397
- ISSN
1990-5483
- Publication type
Article