CORRELATION OF GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN AND MEAN PLATELET VOLUME IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

Objective: To determine the correlation between glycosylated hemoglobin (HBA1c) and mean platelet volume (MPV) among the patients suffering from type II diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jun 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: A total of two hundred patients with type II diabetes mellitus reporting for the routine follow-up were recruited. They were divided into two groups on the basis of HBA1c levels. Group A had patients with HBA1c level 7%. Mean platelet volume and routine socio-demographic factors were measured and compared in both the groups. Results: Mean duration of diabetes among the patients was 4.28 ± 5.128 years. A total of 163 (81.5%) patients were using the oral hypoglycemic while 37 (18.5%) were on the insulin. Mean platelet volume of patients in group A was 8.16 ± 0.39 while mean platelet volume of patients in group B was 9.34 ± 0.81. Strong correlation of mean platelet volume and glycosylated hemoglobin among the patients in this study (p-value