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Comparison of urban diabetics with optimal and suboptimal control

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dc.contributor.author Pinidiyapathirage, M.
dc.contributor.author Warnakulasuriya, T.
dc.contributor.author Kasturiratne, A.
dc.contributor.author Ranawaka, U.
dc.contributor.author Gunasekera, D.
dc.contributor.author Wijekoon, N.
dc.contributor.author Medagoda, K.
dc.contributor.author Perera, S.
dc.contributor.author Takeuchi, F.
dc.contributor.author Kato, N.
dc.contributor.author Wickremasinghe, A.R.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-19T06:28:58Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-19T06:28:58Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.citation Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.2011;65(1):A212 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0143-005X
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/24935
dc.description Poster session2 -326 IEA World Congress of Epidemiology,7–11 August 2011, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Programme and abstracts en_US
dc.description.abstract Introduction The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka is increasing. We describe the characteristics of patients with optimal and suboptimal control of diabetes among known diabetics in a 35–64-year-old urban population resident in the Ragama Medical Officer of Health (Ragama MOH) area of Sri Lanka. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted among 2986 randomly selected 35–64 year olds in the Ragama MOH area from January to September 2007. A detailed history was taken and participants were subjected to a physical examination and assay of fasting blood glucose and HbA1C. A HBA1C <6.5 was taken as evidence of optimal control. Results There were 474 persons (194 males and 280 females) who gave a past history of diabetes. 9 males and 9 females were not on any treatment. 27 persons (9 males and 18 females) were on insulin. Of the 474 diabetics, 113 (48 males and 65 females) had a HbA1c <6.5. The average fasting blood glucose of diabetics with optimal control was 120+21 mg/dl. The mean fasting blood glucose level of the 361 subjects with sub optimal control was 190+70 mg/dl. Optimal glycaemic control was not associated with alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, central obesity and low physical activity levels. Conclusions Most known diabetics had access to treatment but only approximately 25% were optimally treated. The need to optimally manage these patients is highlighted. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher British Medical Association, London en_US
dc.subject Diabetics en_US
dc.title Comparison of urban diabetics with optimal and suboptimal control en_US
dc.type Conference Abstract en_US


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