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Metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic risk factors as determinants of blood sugar control in diabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study

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2010

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1252208

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 93, No.2 (2010), p.177-182

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Chuengsamarn S., Rattanamongkoulgul S. Metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic risk factors as determinants of blood sugar control in diabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 93, No.2 (2010), p.177-182. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7618

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Metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic risk factors as determinants of blood sugar control in diabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study

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Chuengsamarn S.
 Rattanamongkoulgul S.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the effects of metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic risk factors on blood sugar control in diabetic patients. Material and Method: This present retrospective cohort study of two hundreds of medical records of diabetes patients treated at the outpatient internal medicine department during the year 2006-2007. Data were collected using a case record form containing biochemical profile characteristics of patients and metabolic components by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The affecting factors to optimal treatment were analyzed to give descriptive (percent = %, mean, SD, median, range) and inferential statistics (odds ratio = OR). Results: There were 200 diabetic patients included in the present study with males of 30.5% and females of 69.5%. Patients who have a higher number of components of criteria of metabolic syndrome tend to have difficulties in controlling their blood sugar (OR for 4 vs. < 3 components: 4.78 95% CI = 1.14-19.97). Patients with younger age groups are more likely to fail to control their blood sugar with OR of 3.87 (95% CI = 1.53-9.76). Conclusion: Diabetic patients who have higher components of metabolic syndrome and younger age tend to have difficulties in controlling their blood sugar. However, the association between having atherosclerotic risk factors and outcome of blood sugar control is inconclusive and needs further studies with a larger sample size.

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Glucose
 Adult
 Age distribution
 Article
 Cohort analysis
 Coronary artery atherosclerosis
 Coronary risk
 Diabetes control
 Diabetic patient
 Female
 Glucose blood level
 Groups by age
 Human
 Immobilization
 Major clinical study
 Male
 Metabolic syndrome X
 Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
 Retrospective study
 Risk factor
 Smoking
 World health organization
 Age Factors
 Arteriosclerosis
 Cholesterol, HDL
 Cholesterol, LDL
 Confidence Intervals
 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
 Fasting
 Female
 Glycemic Index
 Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
 Humans
 Male
 Metabolic Syndrome X
 Middle Aged
 Odds Ratio
 Outpatients
 Retrospective Studies
 Risk Factors
 Triglycerides

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