Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in type 2 diabetics: A hospital-based study

Abstract

Introduction: In the general population, left ventricular hypertrophy affects 15–20% of adults. Patients with cardiovascular disease frequently have LVH. Compared to the general population, patients with DM have an increased rate of LVH. Many studies indicate a connection between diabetes mellitus and left ventricular dysfunction.

Aim: The aim was to study the prevalence of LVH among DM patients in a hospital-based setting in south India.

Methods: In a hospital-based population in south India, we looked at the relationship between diabetes mellitus and left ventricular failure. The study comprised 133 diabetic patients from our institution who met the inclusion requirements. ECG and ECHO were used to assess the subjects for the presence of LVH. Diabetes patients had a 25.6% prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy. We found significant differences in the older age, hypertension, duration, duration of type 2 diabetes mellitus, mean fasting blood sugar (FBS), and HbA1c (P = 0.0020) when we compared both groups of participants with DM. However, neither the gender nor the body mass index (BMI) showed any significant results (P = 0.3112).

Conclusion: LVH is more common in diabetics than in non-diabetics by a large margin. In diabetic patients with systemic hypertension, older age groups, those who have had diabetes and hypertension for a longer period of time, as well as those with higher FBS and HbA1c values, LVH prevalence rises even more.