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. 2019 Aug 15;10(8):463-472.
doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i8.463.

Comparison of awareness of diabetes mellitus type II with treatment's outcome in term of direct cost in a hospital in Saudi Arabia

Muaed Jamal Alomar  1 , Khadeja Rashed Al-Ansari  2 , Najeeb A Hassan  2
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Comparison of awareness of diabetes mellitus type II with treatment's outcome in term of direct cost in a hospital in Saudi Arabia

Muaed Jamal Alomar et al. World J Diabetes. .

Abstract

Background: Saudi Arabia is among the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes. Cost of prevention and the indirect cost must be calculated to increase the awareness of society and to emphasize disease prevention and limit further complications.

Aim: To understand the importance of awareness and the impact on the expenditure of diabetes mellitus and treatments outcomes.

Methods: A prospective descriptive and comparative survey was carried out among patients with diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia.

Results: One hundred and one participants were included in the study of which 40% were female and one third were above the age of 50. The mean of the first HbA1c reading was 6.95, and the median was 7. The mean of the second reading of HbA1c was 7.26, and the median was 7. The mean body mass index was 32.1, and the median was 30.9. The average yearly cost of the medication was 995.14 SR. Comparing participants who think that a healthy low-sugar diet can affect blood sugar with those who do not, showed a statistically significant difference when cost was considered (P value = 0.03). Also, when comparing the group of participants who know when to take their oral hyperglycemic medicine and their yearly direct cost and those who do not know when to take it, by using independent sample T test, showed significant statistical difference (P value = 0.046).

Conclusion: It is essential for the governments to invest in ways to prevent and help in the early detection of such an expensive disease by performing national screening and education programs. Many pharmaco-economic studies can be done to help the decision-maker in our hospitals think about strategies to help the patient to be physically fit by offering gymnasium or places to walk or contract.

Keywords: Diabetes; Hypoglycemic; Lifestyle; Middle East.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest to this study.

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