Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
Butheinah A Al-Sharafi
Medical School, Department of medicine, Sana’a Yemen
Yemen
Research Article
The Effect of War on the Control of Diabetes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Butheinah A Al-Sharafi and Belqes A Al-TahamiButheinah A Al-Sharafi and Belqes A Al-Tahami
Background: The War in Yemen, which started in March 2015, has had many effects on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted this study to analyze the effect of war on type 2 diabetics at our clinic.
Patients and methods: We studied 430 patients attending an endocrinology clinic in Sana’a, Yemen from September 2015 to January 2016. Of the total, 229 were female and 201 were male. Additionally, 111 patients had been coming to our clinic before the war, and 319 were new patients.
The glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood sugar, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure of the patients were measured. The patients who came during the war answered a questionnaire regarding their diabetes and the war. The data were presented as the mean with the standard deviation (SD) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of the mean. F.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1017.1000270