在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆的糖尿病前期肥胖患者中使用甲福明:一项观察性研究
Osamah M Alfayez1, Sumaia N Alfuraih2, Basmah I Alsalamah2
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
概括
在沙特阿拉伯,在肥胖的糖尿病前期患者中,甲福明的使用不足,这代表了糖尿病预防的错失机会. 这项研究强调了卡西姆地区的低处方率和相关因素.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学和代谢性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 临床药房 临床药房
背景情况:
- 在沙特阿拉伯,糖尿病前期和糖尿病的高患病率构成了医疗保健方面的重大挑战.
- 尽管甲胺的有效性和安全性已被证明,但在肥胖的糖尿病前期患者中使用量不足.
- 这项研究解决了在沙特阿拉伯了解甲胺用于糖尿病前期管理的差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查在卡西姆地区诊断出糖尿病前期的肥胖患者的甲福明的处方模式.
- 在这个高风险人群中确定与甲福明处方预防糖尿病相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 对糖尿病前期患者2017-2021年电子健康记录的回顾性分析.
- 纳入标准:肥胖 (BMI ≥35 kg/m2),糖尿病前期诊断和使用甲福林. 排除:慢性病,用于其他疾病的甲福林.
- 使用Stata 16.1版本进行统计分析,以确定甲胺使用率和相关因素.
主要成果:
- 在304名糖尿病前期患者中 (平均年龄40岁,72%为女性,BMI为39.4kg/m2,HbA1c为5.8%),只有8.22%的患者接受了甲双.
- 在体重指数≥30 kg/m2的肥胖患者中,甲福明的处方率为8.7%.
- 甲胺使用者更有可能被处方他类药物 (OR2.72,p=0.049).
结论:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的卡西姆地区,对肥胖的糖尿病前期患者不经常开处方甲胺.
- 甲福明的使用不足代表了有效的糖尿病前期管理和并发症预防的错失机会.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索不足使用的原因,并制定干预措施以促进基于证据的处方.
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