Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Iron deficiency is common in pregnant women, and it causes an increased risk of premature delivery and fetal death. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency in pregnant women and find out the most common risk factors associated with anemia.Methods: We performed a retrospective study on 52 pregnant women hospitalized in the c nutrition department. The definition of anemia as well as the objectives of the differ...

Introduction: Anemia is a pathology frequently associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia among patients with DM and to identify its associated factors.Methods: We included 95 patients with diabetes mellitus hospitalized during November and December at department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis. We did not include pregnant women. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric parame...

Introduction: Anemia is a pathology frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to determine the characteristics of anemia in a population of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. Recruitment was spread over 2 months. We enrolled patients hospitalized for diabetes control with anemia, as defined by the World Healt...

Introduction: Obesity is often associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to investigate associations between obesity and degenerative complications of diabetes mellitus.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis including patients hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes, in November and December 2023. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric parameters, past medica...

Introduction: Persons with diabetes may need to be hospitalized in order to improve diabetes balance. We aimed to evaluate the benefits from hospitalization in a diabetes department on glycemic parameters.Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on diabetic patients consulting for the first time after a hospitalization in the department (C) of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis for the management of a poorly controlled diabe...

Introduction: Depression is a frequent pathology in elderly subjects, due to lifestyle changes, age and the high frequency of comorbidities. Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression in a group of elderly diabetics and to investigate its impact on diabetes control.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in a group of 200 type 2 diabetic patients, aged 70 years or more. We screened for depression using the 15-point geriatric depr...

Introduction: Diabetic foot is a major public health and it’s the combination of arteriopathy, neuropathy and infection. Among all possible complications of diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot problems are a leading cause of hospitalisation. The aim of our study was to assess different diabetic foot factors in diabetic patients and to classify them into risk groups according to the guidelines of the International Working Group on Diabetic Foot (IWGDF)M...

Introduction: The number of elderly diabetics is increasing in Tunisia. We aimed to describe, sociodemographic, clinical and evolutionary profile of elderly diabetic patients.Methods: Retrospective study of elderly diabetic subjects was carried out. Data were collected from patients’ medical records and by questioning during a direct interview with patients.Results: Twohundred patients aged 70 and over, were included. The aver...

Background: Long-standing type 1 diabetes, had many complications which have an impact on both life expectancy and quality of life of these patients. The aims of our study were to evaluate the quality of life of a group of Tunisian patients with type 1 diabetes evolving for more than 20 years as well as to determine the factors associated with its alteration.Methods: We conducted a descriptive observational cross-sectional study including type 1 diabetic...

Introduction: Lipid abnormalities are frequent in type 2 diabetes. They increase the risk of cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the lipid profile in patients with diabetes during hospitalization.Method: We conducted a prospective study in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis from October 2021 to January 2022. This work was carried out on the med...