ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS OF OUTPATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATED AT NORTHERN QUANG BINH REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL

Thi Phuong Lan TRAN, Hung PHAM, Huy Binh NGUYEN1, Thi Huong Lan NGUYEN1
1 Hanoi Medical University

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Abstract

Nowadays, type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic diseases. Objectives:
To evaluate of nutritional status and describe some related factors of outpatients with
type 2 diabetes treated as outpatients at Northern Quang Binh General Hospital in 2020.
Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, performed on patients with
type 2 diabetes treated as outpatients at the endocrinology clinic, Northern Quang Binh
General Hospital.
Results: The rate of overweight and obesity (according to IDI &
WPRO BMI) of the study subjects was 61.6%. The average BMI was 24.1 ± 2.9 kg/m2.
The proportion of patients with high waist circumference and high WHR was 51.7%
and 65.8%, respectively. The rate of overweight and obesity was statistically higher
in the group of smoking and drinking, respectively 81.4% and 80.4%, compared with
the group of non-smokers and non-drinkers, 54.4% and 50.4%, respectively (p<0.001).
The increased rate of overweight and obesity was statistically significant in the group
not eating snacks, not eating on time, and fast eating, at 70.0%, 71.2%, and 63.9%,
respectively, compared to the group eating snacks, eating on time and slow eating was
51.2%, 50.4%, and 48.2%, respectively (p<0.05 and 0.001). The rate of overweight and
obesity increased in the group with the habit of eating stir-fried, fried, and grill foods
with p < 0.001.
Conclusion: Medical staffs need to guide patients on diet and eating
habits so that they can look after themselves.

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