The Relationship of Homocysteine with HbA1C in Blood of Patients with Thalassemia in Wasit Governorate

Abstract

The study was carried out on (120) samples, (60) samples with thalassemia and (60) samples of a (healthy) control group, whose ages ranged between (15-30) years. The samples were collected from Al Karama Hospital in Wasit Governorate. The results of the study showed a significant increase at the probability level (p< 0.05) in the level of homocysteine and HbA1C at a rate of (164.1 ± 29.9) ng / ml and (9.50 ±1.45) %, respectively, in the blood of patients with thalassemia compared with the healthy. Statistical results showed a negative correlation between homocysteine and HbA1C in thalassemia patients with a positive correlation value with a correlation coefficient value (0.278) between the homocysteine level and HbA1C in healthy subjects.