Screening adult tuberculosis patients for diabetes mellitus in Ebeye, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Screening adult tuberculosis patients for diabetes mellitus in Ebeye, Republic of the Marshall Islands
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DOI：
10.5588/pha.13.0079
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发表时间：
2014-06-21
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Langidrik, J. R.
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作者：
Nasa, J. N.;Brostrom, R.;Langidrik, J. R.
在马歇尔群岛共和国的Ebeye进行了一项回顾性队列研究，以评价使用糖化血红蛋白（HbA（1C））筛查成人结核病患者的糖尿病（DM）。在2010年7月至2012年12月期间登记的62例患者中，28例（45%）患有DM。糖尿病患者和非糖尿病患者之间基线特征的唯一显著差异是糖尿病患者的年龄较高。两个月的痰涂片和培养也没有两组之间的差异。尽管样本量有限，这项研究表明，筛查结核病患者的糖尿病在Ebeye是可行的，值得的，它应该继续下去。
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the screening of adult TB patients for diabetes (DM) using glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1C)) in Ebeye, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Of 62 patients registered between July 2010 and December 2012, 28 (45%) had DM. The only significant difference in baseline characteristics between those with and those without DM was higher age in those with DM. Two-month sputum smears and cultures were also not different between the two groups. Despite the limited sample size, this study shows that screening TB patients for DM in Ebeye is feasible and worthwhile and that it should be continued.