Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 Jan-Feb;39(1):64-69.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.39.1.5485.

Malnutrition among patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Ibrar Ahmed  1 , Hoor Maab Kaifi  2 , Hira Tahir  3 , Adan Javed  4
Affiliations

Malnutrition among patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Ibrar Ahmed et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2023 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Objectives: The present study aims to evaluate the nutritional status of diabetic patients using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) tool.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Endocrine and Medicine Department of Lady Reading Hospital from September 2019 to March 2020. A total of 359 patients diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were included in the study. The malnutrition status was assessed using SGA, and clinical parameters including albumin and total leukocyte count (TLC).

Results: We have observed mild to moderate malnutrition among 48.2% patients, and severe malnutrition in 10.6% patients as per the SGA scoring. Among the factors associated with nutritional status were BMI (p<0.01), and presence of CAD (DM complication) (p=0.015). As per the correlation analysis, BMI had a significant negative correlation with nutritional status (r=-0.351; p<0.01).

Conclusion: It is concluded from the study results that there is a high prevalence of malnutrition among the enrolled diabetic patients.

Keywords: Malnutrition; Subjective Global Assessment; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author(s) have no conflicts of interest.

References

    1. WHO. Malnutrition Factsheet. 2021. [(Assessed on Oct 4, 2022)]. https: //www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malnutrition .
    1. Marin S, Serra?Prat M, Ortega O, Audouard Fericgla M, Valls J, Palomera E, et al. Healthcare costs of post?stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia and its complications:malnutrition and respiratory infections. Eur J Neurol. 2021;28(11):3670–3681. doi:10.1111/ene.14998. - PubMed
    1. Younis H, Younis S, Ahmad S. Awareness regarding complications of type II diabetes mellitus among diabetics in Karachi, Pakistan. Int J Endorsing Health Sci Res. 2019;7(1):47–54. doi:10.29052/IJEHSR.v7.i1.2019.47-54.
    1. Correia MI, Sulo S, Brunton C, Sulz I, Rodriguez D, Gomez G, et al. Prevalence of malnutrition risk and its association with mortality:nutrition Day Latin America survey results. Clin Nutr. 2021;40(9):P5114–5121. doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2021.07.023. - PubMed
    1. Cederholm T, Barazzoni RO, Austin P, Ballmer P, Biolo GI, Bischoff SC, et al. ESPEN guidelines on definitions and terminology of clinical nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2017;36(1):49–64. doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2016.09.004. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources