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Prevalence of pre diabetes and diabetes mellitus among Al-Azhar University male students Hostel in Cairo Egypt "Cross section study"

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM), is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications.
Objective: To identify the pre-diabetes and diabetes among Al-Azhar University male students Hostel.
Subject and Methods: A cross section study of 400 students from Al-Azhar University male students Hostel in Cairo Egypt during the period from first of October 2018 to the end of May 2019.
Results: Body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity were statistically significantly associated with the risk of being diagnosed with DM among individuals without any other prior evidence of DM. The risk of DM diagnosis was increasingly larger for individuals in higher BMI categories than for individuals in lower BMI categories.
Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between HbA1c, body mass index (BMI) and Family history.

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10.21608/amj.2020.91617

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Pre-diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, AL-Azhar University students, BMI

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Abd El-Wahab

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Mohamed Lotfy

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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Mahmoud

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Hadad Hemeda

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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Ahmed

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Ezzat Abd El-Aziz Ali

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Department of community and Industrial Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Ibrahim

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Metwally Bauomy

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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Mohammed

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Gamil Hammed Shola

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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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49

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3

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2020-07-01

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2020-05-23

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2020-07-01

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931

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938

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1110-0400

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AMJ_Volume 49_Issue 3_Pages 931-938.pdf

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Al-Azhar Medical Journal

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Prevalence of pre diabetes and diabetes mellitus among Al-Azhar University male students Hostel in Cairo Egypt "Cross section study"

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22 Jan 2023