Publication: Poor Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Two Tertiary Care Centers during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2022
Authors
Oli, Jagatkiran
Pant, Ved Prakash
Niraula, Apeksha
Lamsal, Madhab
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Lockdown enforced to control the rapid transmission of novel coronavirus has resulted in the confinement of people in the home and restrictions of movement. This may have altered the lifestyle and glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. This study aimed to find the prevalence of poor glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in two tertiary care centres during COVID-19 lockdown.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 259 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in selected hospitals from 1st September to 30th September 2020 after receiving ethical approval from the Departmental Research Unit, Biochemistry under Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: DRU/01/2020). A convenience sampling method was used. Data analysis was done by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26.0. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.
Results: Among 259 patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, 183 (70.65%) (65.10-76.20 at 95% Confidence Interval) had poor glycemic control during the lockdown period. Mean fasting and post-prandial blood glucose among these patients were 164.16±49.30 mg/dl and 246.76±69.86 mg/dl respectively.
Conclusions: Our study depicts that the majority of the type 2 diabetes mellitus patients had poor glycemic control during the lockdown period which was similar when compared to other studies.
Description
Jagatkiran Oli
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5246-6043
Ved Prakash Pant
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-6212
Apeksha Niraula
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-7969
Madhab Lamsal
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-7414
Keywords
COVID-19, Glycemic control, Healthy lifestyle, Lockdown, Type 2 diabetes