A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan
Muslim diabetics who fast during Ramadan are at risk of hypoglycaemia, and previous consensus guidelines have highlighted certain risk factors. This prospective cohort study aims to determine the relative risk (RR) of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan fasting compared with a non-fasting period of equival...
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| author | Loke, Seng Cheong Abd Rahim, Kartini Farah Kanesvaran, Ravindran Wong, Teck Wee |
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| description | Muslim diabetics who fast during Ramadan are at risk of hypoglycaemia, and previous consensus guidelines have highlighted certain risk factors. This prospective cohort study aims to determine the relative risk (RR) of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan fasting compared with a non-fasting period of equivalent length, and to ascertain which risk factors are clinically significant. From the results, Ramadan fasting carries a RR of hypoglycaemia of 1.60 (95% CI 1.05 to 2.43). Good metabolic control (HbAlc < 8%) and old age (> 60 years) increased RR more than twice, while taking breakfast prior to fasting reduces RR to less than half. |
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| spelling | upm-127952015-10-05T03:33:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12795/ A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan Loke, Seng Cheong Abd Rahim, Kartini Farah Kanesvaran, Ravindran Wong, Teck Wee Muslim diabetics who fast during Ramadan are at risk of hypoglycaemia, and previous consensus guidelines have highlighted certain risk factors. This prospective cohort study aims to determine the relative risk (RR) of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan fasting compared with a non-fasting period of equivalent length, and to ascertain which risk factors are clinically significant. From the results, Ramadan fasting carries a RR of hypoglycaemia of 1.60 (95% CI 1.05 to 2.43). Good metabolic control (HbAlc < 8%) and old age (> 60 years) increased RR more than twice, while taking breakfast prior to fasting reduces RR to less than half. Malaysian Medical Association 2010-03 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12795/1/A%20prospective%20cohort%20study%20on%20the%20effect%20of%20various%20risk%20factors%20on%20hypoglycaemia%20in%20diabetics%20who%20fast%20during%20Ramadan.pdf Loke, Seng Cheong and Abd Rahim, Kartini Farah and Kanesvaran, Ravindran and Wong, Teck Wee (2010) A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (1). pp. 3-6. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2010/v65n1/Hypoglycaemia_in_Diabetics.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Loke, Seng Cheong Abd Rahim, Kartini Farah Kanesvaran, Ravindran Wong, Teck Wee A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title | A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title_full | A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title_fullStr | A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title_short | A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan |
| title_sort | prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during ramadan |
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