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. 2022 May 11:78:103770.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103770. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Prevalence and Correlates of Hypophosphatemia Among Type 2 diabetic patients attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and genetics (NCDEG)

Rula Rashed  1 , Dana Hyassat  1 , Anwar Batieha  2 , Mohammad Aldabbas  1 , Faiq Aldarabah  1 , Mohammed El-Khateeb  1 , Kamel Ajlouni  1
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Prevalence and Correlates of Hypophosphatemia Among Type 2 diabetic patients attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and genetics (NCDEG)

Rula Rashed et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of hypophosphatemia and its associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients attending (NCDEG) in Amman-Jordan, and compare the prevalence of hypophosphatemia between diabetics, nondiabetic subjects.

Patients and methods: A case-control study was carried out at (NCDEG). A total of 1580 diabetic patients (59.7% females, 40.3% males), mean age (SD) of 55.15 ± 15.3 attended this center from January 1st, 2020 till March 31st, 2020 were included. Our study included 2155 non-diabetic from the national population-based multipurpose study in Jordan in 2017, to compare serum inorganic phosphate between diabetic, nondiabetic. Pregnant, those aged <18 or >80 years, GFR below 30 ml/min or those on hemodialysis were excluded. The data included patient's age, gender, smoking and medication, HbA1c. Statistical analysis were performed using the Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.

Results: The overall prevalence of hypophosphatemia in the diabetic patients was significantly higher (10.5% vs. 3.2%, P-value 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that in diabetic: males, current smokers, diabetic patients with HbA1c between 7 and 9% and >9%, those who on thiazide diuretics were 2, 1.9, 1.8, 1.7, and 1.9 times, more likely to have hypophosphatemia than their counterparts (P-values 0.001, 0.001, 0.006, 0.018 and 0.003), respectively, and it was found those on statin were less likely to have hypophosphatemia.

Conclusion: The prevalence of hypophosphatemia among type 2 diabetic patients is high. Factors independently related to hypophosphatemia in diabetic patients: male gender, smoking, poor glycemic control, taking thiazides and not being on statin.

Keywords: Associated factors; Hypophosphatemia; Prevalence; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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