Ofori, E.K.Owusu-Ababio, D.Tagoe, E.A.Asare-Anane, H.2019-05-162019-05-162019-04https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4245-9http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30082Objective This study aimed to evaluate dyslipidemia in Ghanaian subjects with type 2 diabetes. Results Hundred individuals with type 2 diabetes and 61 apparently healthy controls participated. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among persons with type 2 diabetes was 53%. Blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels were higher in persons with type 2 diabetes compared with the control group (p < 0.01). Positive correlations were found within persons with type 2 diabetes for triglyceride vs FBG; ALT vs age and aspartate transaminase (AST) vs TG (p < 0.05 respectively). This study demonstrated hyperlipidemia and poor liver health in persons with type 2 diabetes.enDyslipidemiaDiabetes mellitusCardiovascularTransaminaseArticle