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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2018

The prevalence and determinants of poor glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh A Alzaheb, Abdullah H Altemani

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Riyadh A AlzahebDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences.
Abdullah H AltemaniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) · BEUniversity of Tabuk · SA

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backgroundAlthough the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rising sharply in Saudi Arabia, data on glycemic control, crucial to reducing diabetes mellitus complications, remain scarce. This study therefore investigated glycemic control status and the factors influencing poor glycemic control among adult T2DM patients in Saudi Arabia.

methodsThis cross-sectional study examined 423 T2DM patients at a diabetic center in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia between September 2016 and July 2017. Glycemic levels were measured via fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels, and "poor glycemic control" was defined as FBG >130 mg/dL. Poor glycemic control's risk factors were identified using a logistic regression.

resultsIn the sample, 74.9% of the patients had poor blood glycemic control. Logistic regression revealed that T2DM patients had an increased chance of poorly controlled diabetes if they had family histories of diabetes (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =7.38, 95% CI 4.09-13.31), longer diabetic durations (AOR =2.33, 95% CI 1.14-4.78 for 5-10 years and AOR =5.19, 95% CI 2.50-10.69 for >10 years), insufficient physical exercise (AOR =19.02, 95% CI 6.23-58.06), or were overweight (AOR =3.79, 95% CI 2.00-7.18), or obese (AOR =5.35, 95% CI 2.72-12.59).

conclusionA high proportion of the sampled patients had poor glycemic control, therefore, health care professionals should manage the associated risk factors to limit disease complications and improve the health of patients with diabetes.

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glycemic controlSaudi Arabiatype 2 diabetes

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