ASSESSMENT OF FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE AND HBA1C AMONG SKIN TAGS PATIENTS IN KHARTOUM STATE
*Sara Mohammed Omer, Lamia Osman Omer and Adel Nasr Morsi
ABSTRACT
Background: skin tags(STs) known as acrochordon or fibro epithelial polyp, are the most common benign skin lesion, consisting of skin projecting from the surrounding skin, usually occurring on the eyelids, neck and axilla of middle-age of elderly people. Several studies were conducted in which the skin tags serve as marker for diabetes mellitus. Methodology: This was a case control study conducted at Khartoum state-Sudan from February 2016 to May 2016. The cases were chosen those who are having minimum of 3 Skin Tags attending to dermatology clinic, Sex and age distributions in the study groups were similar. Results: A total of 120 participants, 60 patients satisfied the criteria for inclusion and 60 as control were included in the final analysis. The significance of the difference between the groups was assessed by Student t-test (two tailed, independent).The HbA1c and FBG levels were significantly higher in patients compared with controls (p –value 0.000). Correlation between case FBG and HbA1c levels were positive associated with STs Number with P-value 0.002, 0.001 respectively. Conclusion: STs are associated with impaired glucose metabolism.
Keywords: Skin tags (STs), diabetes mellitus, acrochordon, Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG), HbA1c.
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