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Metabolic
Control and Its Correlates among
Diabetic Patients in Aljouf Region,
Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional
study
Rehab A Mohamed1,
Doaa Mazen Abdel-Salam2, Heba M.
Galal3,4, Ohoud Mohammed F Alsahli5,
Alhanof Ahmed Althari5, Batool Meshal
Alorayyidh5, Reema Hamad A ALHarbi5,
Zainab Mohammed M Almohammed5
(1) Department of Family Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal
University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
(2) Department of Public Health
and Community Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine, Assiut University,
Egypt
(3) Medical Physiology Department,
College of Medicine, Jouf University,
Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
(4) Department of Medical Physiology,
Faculty of Medicine, Assiut university,
Assiut, Egypt
(5) Medical student, College of
Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka
72388, Saudi Arabia;
Corresponding author:
Rehab A Mohamed
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine, Suez Canal University,
Ismailia 41522, Egypt
Email:
rehabali@med.suez.edu.eg
Received: August 2023. Accepted:
September 2023; Published: October
1, 2023.Citation: Rehab A Mohamed
et al. Metabolic Control and Its
Correlates among Diabetic Patients
in Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia:
A Cross-Sectional study. World Family
Medicine. October 2023; 21(9): 14-24.
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256191
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Abstract
Background:
Throughout the world, diabetes,
and its consequences, constitutes
a serious problem for public
health. Metabolic control
can reduce the risk of diabetes
complications. The present
study aims to determine diabetic
metabolic control among diabetic
patients in the Aljouf region,
Saudi Arabia, and its association
with family function, depression,
and other sociodemographic
and clinical data.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study
was conducted among 279 diabetic
patients attending the diabetic
center in a specialized hospital
in Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia.
A structured anonymous questionnaire
was distributed to the targeted
population during a direct
interview.
Results:
The present study showed
that HbA1c was 7% among 86%
of the participants. Regarding
lipid profile, abnormal HDL,
LDL, triglycerides, and cholesterol
levels were detected among
39.4%, 41.2%, 68.5%, and 50.2%
of the participants, respectively.
Severe depression and severe
family dysfunction were detected
among 22% and 6% of the participants,
respectively. Increasing age
was associated with higher
LDL levels and diabetes duration
was associated with higher
HbA1c levels in patients with
diabetes.
Conclusion:
The study concluded that
family function and depression
do not directly affect diabetic
patients’ diabetes metabolic
control and the study showed
a high prevalence of uncontrolled
HbA1c levels and dyslipidemia
among the study participants.
Further investigation into
the variables underlying the
control of diabetes is required
to further enhance patient
outcomes because many people
are still failing to meet
the metabolic control objectives.
Keywords:
Metabolic control; Depression;
Family function; Diabetes
mellitus; Saudi Arabia
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