European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Characteristics of Diabetic Patients in Al-Leith Healthcare Center, Saudi Arabia
Author Name :
ROGAYA ABDULLAH AL. AMOUDI, MOHAMMED AHMED ELAWAD
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
A cross-sectional study was conducted on characteristics of diabetic patients in Al-Leith Healthcare Center, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was used as a tool to collect relevant data from 33 diabetic patients who are selected by simple random sample. The findings of the study revealed that most of diabetic patients were females (69.7%). More than half (54.5%) were in age group 18 – 50 years. type 2 diabetes was more frequent among patients (81.8%), and 63.6% of respondents had family history of diabetes. About 66.7% of diabetic patients depend on pills as treatment, 21.2% insulin and 12.1% control their blood sugar through following diet regime. Approximately 69.7% of diabetics test their blood sugar level continuously while 6.1% do not test sugar blood absolutely. Only 9.1% were taking care about their diet. The proportion of obesity among diabetic patient was 18.2% and the percentage of those who were practice physical exercise was 27.3%. the study concluded that type 2 diabetes was more frequent compared with other types of diabetes. There was low level of care about diet, physical exercise and body weight.
Keywords :
Diabetes, type1, type2, Al-Leith, Saudi Arabia
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