Affiliations: Department of Physics, Science Faculty, Atatürk
University, Erzurum, Turkey | Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Faculty,
Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Abstract: The present study investigated the trace element contents in the
blood sera of type II diabetic patients with and without complication as
compared to non-diabetic healthy controls. The elements Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S,
Cl, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Cd, Hg and Pb were determined by
wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Blood serum levels of
some trace elements in patients with type II diabetes mellitus showed
significant deviations from healthy controls. Mean Ca, Cu and Se
(p< 0.05) concentrations (%) in both diabetic patients
with and without complication were significantly lower than those in healthy
controls. When compared with non-diabetic control group, the Mg concentrations
of patients without complication were decreasing while Mg levels of patients
with at least one complication were increasing (p< 0.05). Si
levels were significantly higher both in diabetic patients with complication
and without complication than healthy controls (p< 0.05). K
and Hg levels of diabetic patients with at least one complication have
significantly deviated from both healthy controls and patients without
complication (p< 0.05). There were no significant
differences between control group and diabetic patients concerning height, age,
weight and body mass index (p> 0.05).
