Association between physical activity and diabetic complications among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic patients.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the association of physical activity (PA) with the presence of diabetes related complications among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic subjects.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of BIRDEM, Bangladesh. A group of 977 subjects were randomly selected and followed up.

Pattern and predictors of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for macro-vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Present study explored pattern and predictors of dyslipidemia in Bangladeshi T2DM patients. The cross-sectional study is conducted among 366 consecutive eligible T2DM patients aged >30 years, BIRDEM diabetic hospital, during July-to-December 2010.

Risk factors of diabetic retinopathy in Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic patients.

Aims: To determine the risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic subjects.

Methods: A cohort of 977 type-2 diabetic patients was recruited retrospectively based on hospital records in 2008, who were naïve type-2 diabetes during 1993. Data on diabetes and lipid profile with serum creatinine and biophysical measures were obtained at baseline, 5, 10 and 15 years.