EFFECT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON CONTROL AND MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Mohgat Mohamd Kamel EI-Mously;

Abstract


Diabetes mellitus IS one of the prevalent diseases all
over the world. '

The aim of this work is to study the relationsh'ip between socioeconomic status and control of diabetes ahd
its microvascular complications in diabetic patients. I
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Our study was carried out on 90 selected diabetic
patients (IDDM and NIDDM) from different sex, occupation, residance, and age groups, taken from Ain Shams University Hospital, and Ain Shams speciali*ed
Hospital, they were classified into three groups (30 each)
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according to their socioeconomic status, group (1) high
socioeconomic group, group (2) midsocioecon01nic group, and group (3) low socioeconomic group. the classification depends upon profession, education !eye!, total income and housing level.

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The following was done to every patient, complete history taking including diabetic sheet, cli ical examination, fundus examination, measurement of nyrve conduction velocity, and estimation of fasting blood glucose, post prandial blood glucose, glycated
hemoglobin, and microalbuminuria.


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Title EFFECT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON CONTROL AND MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS
Other Titles تأثير تامستوى الاقتصادى والاجتماعى على التحكم فى مستوى السكر بالدم والمضاعفات المصاحبة فى الاوعية الدموية لمرضى السكر
Authors Mohgat Mohamd Kamel EI-Mously
Issue Date 1999

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