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The Diabcare-Singapore project was carried out in 22 clinics (general hospitals, GH and primary healthcare centres, PHC) to provide an overview of diabetes management and metabolic control status. Data from 1697 diabetic patients were collected on paper forms and analysed centrally. Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients constituted 91.4% and type I patients constituted 8.1% of population. The proportion of type I patients was greater in GH (18.1%) vs PHC (3.4%). The mean age (+/- SD) was 58.1 +/- 14.4 years and mean duration of diabetes was 10.1 +/- 7.5 years. Mean body mass index (BMI) was 25.1 +/- 4.4 kg/m2 and more than half (53%) of patients were overweight (BMI >25 kg/m2). Mean HbA1c and FBG levels were 8.0 (1.9% and 9.1 +/- 3.1 mmol/l. A total of 51% of patients had HbA1c (1% above the Upper Limits of Normal (ULN). Fasting blood glucose (FBG) was >7.8 mmol/l in 61% of patients. The majority (70%) had satisfactory levels of fasting lipids (triglycerides, total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol). Only 19.7% practised home blood glucose self-monitoring, while 99% reported receiving some diabetes education. Sixteen percent of patients had abnormal levels of protein (>500 mg/24 h) in the urine, 3% had elevated serum creatinine levels and 36% had microalbuminuria. Retinopathy (12%), cataract (16%) and neuropathy (12%) were commonly reported diabetic complications. The data revealed suboptimal glycaemic control in about half of patients studied.
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PMID:A window on the current status of diabetes mellitus in Singapore--the Diabcare-Singapore 1998 study. 1187 73

The aim of the present study is to describe the prevalence of proteinuria in a series of type 2 diabetic patients registered and followed up in the diabetes clinic of a primary health care center (PHCC) in Abha city, southern Saudi Arabia and to relate the proteinuria to some clinical manifestations. The study involved the files of 208 diabetic patients (118 females and 90 males). They were chosen from 475 files of diabetic patients receiving care in the PHC center of Shamasan in Abha City. The selection for this study was based on the fulfillment of certain criteria: type 2 diabetic patients, registered for at least 12 months and visited the clinic for at least once during that period. For each patient the age, sex, family history, diabetes duration, body mass index, the last readings of fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol level, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were used. Proteinuria was considered whenever the last and any of the preceding 3 urine analysis revealed it by the dipstick test provided the patient was not suffering on the day of the test from fever, urinary tract infections, other renal diseases or congestive heart failure. Further, the last recorded subjective evaluation of the treating physician concerning diet, drug and appointment compliance as poor or good was used. The mean age is 56.2+/-8.8 years. The mean duration of diabetes was 9.6+/-4.7 years, while the fasting blood sugar shows a considerably high mean of 218.0+/-72.0 mg/dl. The total cholesterol level on the other hand showed a slight high average of 233.7+/-55.2 mg/dl. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure were within normal ranges (136.4+/-18.9mmHg and 87.5+/-10.8mmHg) respectively. The results of the three different types of compliance as scored by the treating physician. The poor scores dominate with 74%, 82.7% and 78.4% of patients' diet, drug and appointment compliances. Proteinuria is present in more than half of the patients (54.3%). The outcome of the logistic regression model for proteinuria showed that the significant factors were the poor glycemic control with an odds ratio (OR) of 3.13, diabetes duration (OR= 1.08 for every year) and diastolic blood pressure (OR= 6.11). The overall model prediction was 72.12%. Diabetic patients treated in the PHC level should be regularly monitored for microalbuminuria and not gross proteinuria to prevent progression to overt nephropathy which will eventually lead to ESRD. The risk increases with poorly controlled and hypertensive patients.
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PMID:Significance of proteinuria in type 2 diabetic patients treated at a primary health care center in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. 1558 31

The aim of the present study is to describe the prevalence of proteinuria in a series of type 2 diabetic patients registered and followed up in the diabetes clinic of a primary health care center (PHCC) in Abha city, southern Saudi Arabia and to relate the proteinuria to some clinical manifestations. The study involved the files of 208 diabetic patients (118 females and 90 males). They were chosen from 475 files of diabetic patients receiving care in the PHC center of Shamasan in Abha City. The selection was based on the fulfillment of certain criteria: type 2 diabetic patients, registered for at least 12 months and visited the clinic for at least once during that period. For each patient the diabetes duration, the last readings of fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol level, were used. Proteinuria was considered whenever the last and any of the preceding 3 urine analysis revealed it by the dipstick test. Proteinuria is present in more than half the patients (54.3%). The fasting blood sugar shows a considerably high mean of 218.0 +/- 72.0 mg/dl. The total cholesterol level on the other hand showed a slight high average of 233.7 +/- 55.2 mg/dl. The results of the three different types of compliance as scored by the treating physician showed that the poor scores dominate with 74%, 82.7% and 78.4% of patients' diet, drug and appointment compliances. The outcome of the logistic regression model for proteinuria showed that the significant factors were the poor glycemic control with an odds ratio (OR) of 3.13, diabetes duration (OR = 1.08 for every year) and diastolic blood pressure (OR = 6.11). Diabetic patients treated in the PHC level should be regularly monitored for microalbuminuria and not gross proteinuria to prevent progression to overt nephropathy which will eventually lead to ESRD. The risk increases with poorly controlled and hypertensive patients.
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PMID:Prevalence of proteinuria and its clinical implications in type 2 diabetic patients treated at a primary health care centre in Abha City. 1721 62