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Research Paper | Biochemistry Science | Nigeria | Volume 4 Issue 2, February 2015

Serum Fructosamine Assessment, A Possible Index of Glycometabolism in Nomoglycaemic Subjects: An Observation in a Nigerian Tetiary Hospital

Adebayo Ayub-Eniola Ayodele ^[2] | Musa Dungus Musa | Abdulrahim Halimat Amin | Simon Osita Obi ^[2] | Alhaji Haruna Musa ^[2] | Fatima Zakari Abacha ^[2] | Abubakar Ahmed | John Wakbe Kankop | Mustafa Baba Zanna | Baba Usman Ahmadu

Abstract: . Serum fructosamine, albumin and fasting plasma glucose were measured in 500 apparently healthy non-diabetic, nomoglycaemic Nigerians. The concentration of fructosamine was found to be between 1.95 and 2.5 mmol/l with a mean (+ SD) of 2.16 + 0.23 mmol/l and correlated significantly with fasting plasma glucose (r = 0.67, P 0.05). No sex-related difference (P 0.05) was observed in male and female serum fructosamine levels, also no significance correlation was found between mean serum fructosamine and albumin concentrations (r = 0.13, P 0.05). This result showed that serum fructosamine concentration can be used as an index of glycometabolic control in normal and diabetic subjects in North-eastern Nigeria.

Keywords: Diabetes, fructosamine, albumin, glucose, glycation

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 2, February 2015,

Pages: 877 - 879