en عمومى General پژوهشي orginal article <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background & Aims</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) occurs due to insulin resistance causing improper glucose metabolism and hyperglycemic milieu producing micro and macro vascular complications. Regarding prevalence of diabetes, Saudi Arabia ranks 2^nd highest in Middle East countries and 7^th in the world. There could be several factors affecting the glycemic control in diabetes. We investigated the role of duration of diabetes in glycemic control and lipid profile of diabetics.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Materials & Methods</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> &nbsp;This cross-sectional study recruited<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:9.0pt">267 T2DM patients presenting at a Primary Health Care center located in Al-Mansak area of Abha city of Saudi Arabia. Based upon the duration of diabetes patients were divided into group 1 (N = 88, diabetes duration &le; 5 years), group 2 (N = 84, diabetes duration 5-10 years), and group 3 (N = 95, diabetes duration &ge; 15 years). </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Patient&rsquo;s&rsquo; </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:9.0pt">demographic data, glycemic control indicators like fasting blood glucose (FBS), random blood glucose (RBS), glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) levels, and lipid profile were recorded. Data was statistically analyzed using SPSS software version 20.</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Results</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> &nbsp;ANOVA showed that<b> </b>there were statistically significant differences in age, FBS, HbA_1c, </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:9.0pt">total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">and triglycerides (TG) across the three groups. The association for the male gender was also significant. Duration of diabetes had a significant positive correlation with age, FBS, LDL-C, and triglyceride.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Long duration of diabetes is associated with poor glycemic control and dyslipidemia. Diabetics especially those with long duration must be regularly followed up and monitored for glycemic control and lipid profile to prevent complications in the future.</span></span></span></span> Correlation, Diabetes Mellitus, Duration of Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Glycemic Hba1c, Lipid Profile 210 214 http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-287-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Rishi Bharti rishindia216@gmail.com 10031947532846002261 10031947532846002261 Yes Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi