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Chromatographic Pattern of Glycated Hemoglobin Seen In a Patient Population at the Outpatient Clinic of a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Nwabuko Nnoli, Ma Chuku Onyia, Cc |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Background: Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) gives an estimate of long-term average glycaemic status. It is used routinely to assess glycaemic control in diabetics to attain treatment goals and prevent long term complications. The purpose of this study is to determine the Chromatographic pattern of Glycated hemoglobin seen in a patient population at the Federal Medical Center Umuahia using the D-10 High Performance Liquid Chromatography machine. Methodology/Results: This is a descriptive study in which seventy consecutive patients attending the medical outpatient clinic of the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia were recruited. The study population comprises of 31 (44.3%) males and 39 (44.3%) females. All the study subjects were adults with majority of them (24.3%) between the age group of 20-30 years. This study revealed that 4.3% of patients had HbA1c values of less than 4% while 18.6% had high values of 8% and above. Majority of the patients (48.6%) had HbA1c values between 4-6%. Also 33.8% of the study population was known to have Type 2 DM while 66.2% were not known diabetic patients: 69.6% of diabetics had HbA1c values greater than 7%. Majority of the patients not known to have diabetes had HbA1c values less than 7%, however 11.1% of the patients who were not previously known to have diabetes had HbA1c levels greater than 7%. Conclusion: The HbA1c assay provides an accurate, precise measure of chronic glycaemic levels and in our environment, using HbA1c for the diagnosis of diabetes could increase the target population for preventive and therapeutic measures. The National Health Insurance policy should be strengthened and implemented in order to assist the poor and socially disadvantaged in getting adequate healthcare. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jdms/papers/Vol11-issue2/K01125559.pdf?id=7244 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Accident and Emergency department Ambulatory Care Facilities Description Diabetes Mellitus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Patients Population |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
