Assessment of gamma glutamyl transferase activity among type-2 diabetic patient in Sulaimani Governorate

الملخص EN

Increased levels of the liver enzyme, gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) has been found to be associated with diabetes.

Anthropometric measurement concerning GGT activity as well as body mass index and family history of the volunteers were investigated in sera of 115 (58 male and 57 female) patients with type-2 diabetes milletus against 60 (34 male and 26 female) as controls.

A questionnaire form was used for collection characteristics of the patients and SPSS (version-16) as statistic tool analysis was applied to analyze the data obtained.

The results obtained revealed a significant elevation (P < 0.05) in GGT activity among diabetics (14.2 ± 11.1 IU / L) as compared with control (10.5 ± 8.0).

The results were also showed a significant elevation (P < 0.05) in diabetic patients with positive family history when compared with control.

Gamma glutamyl transferase activity was found to be associated significantly with body mass index factor among diabetics.

The study was conducted in Sulaimani Center for Diabetics and Endocrine Diseases from June through December 2010.