Hba1c: Point of Care Testing in Control of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Population of Nowshera

2021 Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College  
Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent non-communicable disease with a further implication of the development of life-threatening diseases like cardiovascular disease and stroke. Objectives: To determine the glycosylated hemoglobin levels utility in assessing the point of care testing in the control of diabetes mellitus in the population of Nowshera in a hospital-based study. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in the department of Pathology in collaboration with the
more » ... of General Medicine, Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex, Nowshera, from February 2019 to January 2020. Descriptive statistic was used for describing the variables. A Chi-square test was used for the association of Hba1c in gender groups. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. Results: Out of the total 119 patients, 44 (37%) were males and 75(63%) were females. The mean age with standard deviation was 53±9.5. The Mean Hba1c with standard deviation was 10.53± 2.38. Sixty-eight (57.1%) of the patients were in the age range 46-60 years. Eighty-eight (73.9%) were poorly controlled diabetics with Hba1c of >9%. Using the chi-square test it was observed that gender has no significant impact on the severity of the disease (p= 0.38). The relative risk of female gender and for age >50years was (RR=1.11). Conclusion: We observed that the majority of the patients had poorly controlled diabetes with Hba1c >9% which is an alarming situation. Age and gender play a very important role in the prognosis of diabetes mellitus.
doi:10.47883/jszmc.v12i1.95 fatcat:ciycwz3cunaapls5hq5xiv6lc4