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Ibrar Ahmed1, Hoor Maab Kaifi2, Hira Tahir3
1Ibrar Ahmed, FCPS (Endocrinology), Department of Diabetes and Endocrine, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Objectives:
The present study aims to evaluate the nutritional status of diabetic patients using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) tool.
Methods:
A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Endocrine and Medicine Department of Lady Reading Hospital from September 2019 to March 2020. A total of 359 patients diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were included in the study. The malnutrition status was assessed using SGA, and clinical parameters including albumin and total leukocyte count (TLC).
Results:
We have observed mild to moderate malnutrition among 48.2% patients, and severe malnutrition in 10.6% patients as per the SGA scoring. Among the factors associated with nutritional status were BMI (p<0.01), and presence of CAD (DM complication) (p=0.015). As per the correlation analysis, BMI had a significant negative correlation with nutritional status (r=-0.351; p<0.01).
Conclusion:
It is concluded from the study results that there is a high prevalence of malnutrition among the enrolled diabetic patients.
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