The Relation between Diabetes Mellitus Type Two and Osteioarthritis in Iraqi Women

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type two and osteoarthritis are the most common diseases in Iraq in particular and in the world in general. There  are many factors that lead to infection with these two diseases, which are considered the problem of the times. The obesity and aging are the main causes of these two diseases in addition to many other causes such as a wrong lifestyle, lack of exercise, etc. Some tests related to the two diseases were measured to determine the extent of the relationship between them, as fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1C for diabetes mellitus. Concerning osteoarthritis, serum calcium, vitamin D3, parathyroid hormone, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, serum albumin and alkaline phosphatase had been measured. The present work was carried out at Diabetic type two and osteoarthritis patients in orthopedic clinic in AL-IMAM Al- Hassan Hospital in holy Karbala city (50 women aged 40-70 years) and 40 women apparently healthy as a control group. The results showed that there is a significant difference between patients group and controls group in alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (p<0.05). There are noteworthy differences in Alb and calcium (p<0.01), Alb and negatively important with PTH (P<0.05). Significant differences in high sensitivity C-reactive protein and phosphorus(P<0.05).

The results showed that there is a significant difference between patients group and controls group in alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (p<0.05). There are significant differences in Alb and calcium(p<0.01), Alb and negatively significant with PTH (P<0.05). Significant differences in high sensitivity C-reactive protein and phosphorus(P<0.05).