Browsing by Author "Mekuriaw Yitayal"

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    Glycemic Level and Lipid Profile Status in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancy
    (Addis Abeba University, 2019-09) Mekuriaw Yitayal; Seifu Daniel; Tigeneh Wondemagegnhu
    Gastrointestinal malignancies including esophageal, gastric, colorectal, hepatocellular, pancreatic and gallbladder are responsible for more occurrence and more deaths than any other malignancies worldwide. On the otherhand, positive as well as negative associations of serum lipids and lipoproteins and glucose levels with different malignancies including gastrointestinal malignancy have been reported by many researches.Thus, the main goal of this study was to find the association of glycemic level and lipid profile status of gastrointestinal malignant patients.This was done through hospital based crosssectional study in (70) GI malignant patients attending at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital.The necessary data including serum fasting glucose and lipid profile levels were also collected and statistically analyzed and found the following results:The mean serum FGL was (107.81 mg/dL) and (27.1%) IFG and (21.4%) hyperglycemic patients were found. Besides, significantly different Key words: gastrointestinal malignancy, fasting blood glucose, Lipid profiles, sociodemographic characteristics, personal medical history, clinicopathological characteristics.