AN EVALUATION OF C- REACTIVE PROTEIN IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS ATTENDING MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ELELE, RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The adjusted levels of C - reactive protein have been observed in diabetic patients. This study was to compare the level of type 2 diabetic patients and also to detect the level of C-reactive protein as it has been affected by the disease condition. This project was done by 20diabetic patients and also 20 control subjects matched for age and sex. Serum concentration of C - reactive protein was detected using the latex agglutination method. The result of this study was expressed as mean and standard deviation. Also, a number of outcomes were expressed in frequencies. The result shows that out of 20 test subjects, 80% were positive to CRP, while 20% of the test subjects were negative to CRP on group 2, 40% tested positive and 60% tested negative for group 4, while the other groups in the test subject did not test positive to CRP. Also, out of 20 control subjects non-showed positive reaction to CRP. There was no significant association (p>0.05) between the present CRP and the subjects studied. The result of this study shows, that the C-reactive protein investigated did not show any significant association between the subjects presented in this study.

Keywords: c- reactive protein, diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes patients