TY - JOUR
T1 - Prediabetes and cardiovascular complications screening in Nigeria
T2 - A family case presentation
AU - Anyasodor, Anayochukwu
AU - Nwose, Ezekiel
AU - Richards, Ross
AU - Bwititi, Phillip
AU - Mudiaga, Luke Itietie
AU - Aganbi, Eferhire
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Metabolic disorders are on the increase globally, and the need for screening remains imperative. This case report is of a 48-year-old man who was screened as dyslipidaemic and on metabolic syndrome prevention, precipitating screening of family relatives. The extended family members (N = 11) were invited for screening, of which 4 were hyperglycaemic, 3 had hypercholesterolaemia; and the HDL levels of 6 participants were abnormal. All family members had normal plasma triglyceride levels, and 4 people had high blood pressure. There was an indication that 55% members of a family had up to two metabolic disorders or risk factors including dyslipidaemia that may predispose them to CVD; as well as family history of periodontitis in the family. This pilot study plans to follow-up its association with dyslipidaemia as well as with prediabetes. The feasibility of using simple and affordable screening test for diabetes in oral health clinics and vice versa, including review of observations of technical importance relevant to pathology logistics will be investigated.
AB - Metabolic disorders are on the increase globally, and the need for screening remains imperative. This case report is of a 48-year-old man who was screened as dyslipidaemic and on metabolic syndrome prevention, precipitating screening of family relatives. The extended family members (N = 11) were invited for screening, of which 4 were hyperglycaemic, 3 had hypercholesterolaemia; and the HDL levels of 6 participants were abnormal. All family members had normal plasma triglyceride levels, and 4 people had high blood pressure. There was an indication that 55% members of a family had up to two metabolic disorders or risk factors including dyslipidaemia that may predispose them to CVD; as well as family history of periodontitis in the family. This pilot study plans to follow-up its association with dyslipidaemia as well as with prediabetes. The feasibility of using simple and affordable screening test for diabetes in oral health clinics and vice versa, including review of observations of technical importance relevant to pathology logistics will be investigated.
KW - Case report
KW - Hyperglycaemia
KW - Hypercholesterolemia
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - Periodonitis
U2 - 10.1016/j.dsx.2016.12.006
DO - 10.1016/j.dsx.2016.12.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 28043816
SN - 1871-4021
VL - 11
SP - 273
EP - 275
JO - Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews
JF - Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews
IS - 4
ER -
