Majalah Kedokteran Andalas
Vol 46, No 11 (2024): July 2024

Glycemic control and serum albumin in type 2 diabetes patients: What does observational study say?

Nelvia Okta Yosa (Undergraduate Program in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Indonesia)



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Publish Date
28 Oct 2024

Abstract

Glycemic control is important to prevent organ damage in Type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM) Patients, especially liver and kidney. One of parameter used to see the decreasing function of both organs is serum albumin. Aim : The aim of this study was to identify the association between glycemic control and serum albumin level on T2DM patoents. Method :  This is an observational analytical study using cross sectional design. This study was conducted at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang using T2DM patients medical records on 2019-2021. The level of HA1c <7% was cathegorised as good glycemic control and Hb1c >7% was cathegorised as poor glycemic control. Results : The results showed that there was an association between glycemic control and serum albumin level on T2DM patients at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang. Conclusion : Glycemic control was inversely associated with serum albumin levels in patients with T2DM in RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Majalah Kedokteran Andalas (MKA) (p-ISSN: 0126-2092, e-ISSN: 2442-5230) is a peer-reviewed, open-access national journal published by Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas and is dedicated to publish and disseminate research articles, literature reviews, and case reports, in the field of medicine ...