بررسی ارتباط بین هیپرلیپیدمی و سندرم پسودواکسفولیاسیون در افراد بالای 40 سال مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان علوی اردبیل

عنوان انگليسی

Relationship between Pseudo Exfoliation Syndrome(PEX) and Hyperlipidemia in Patients Over 40 Years Visiting Ardabil City Hospital

خلاصه انگلیسی

ntroduction: Pseudo Exfoliation Syndrome (PEX), as a common diseaseof old age, is of noticeable prevalence in Iran. There are conflicting reportsabout the association of hyperlipidemia with this syndrome. This study aimed at determining the relation between PEX and hyperlipidemia. Materials and Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was donewith 100 patients being diagnosed with PEX. Initially, a checklist was completedaccording to the patients’ responses to questions. Then the patients were referred to the lab for blood samples (for checking the lipid profile). The collecteddata were analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS16.Results: The gender of 58% of the patients was male, and of 42% wasfemale with an average age of 62.7 years. Of all patients, 59% had hypertension, 14% had diabetes mellitus, 25% had a history of heart disease, and 61% had aistory of hyperlipidemia. The majority of cases (64%) had bilateral involvement, and 33% had symptoms of increased intraocular pressure in their eyes. Themean triglyceride level in patients was 181.64±21.23 mg/dl, the mean cholesterollevel was 221.31±32.12 mg/dl and the mean LDL 138.86±13.27 mg/dl. Conclusion: The results indicated that the prevalence of hyperlipidemiadisorder, especially triglyceride, in patients with Pseudo exfoliation syndromewas high.

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