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Douaa Ahmad El-Derwi
Douaa Ahmad El-Derwi
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Effect of Parents
Author(s): Mohammed A AlAgha, Wedyan M Majdi, Hasan M Aljefri, Mohamed Abdelfattah Ali, Abdulmoein E Alagha, Ihab Ahmad Abd-Elhameed and Douaa Ahmad El-DerwiMohammed A AlAgha, Wedyan M Majdi, Hasan M Aljefri, Mohamed Abdelfattah Ali, Abdulmoein E Alagha, Ihab Ahmad Abd-Elhameed and Douaa Ahmad El-Derwi
Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder. Factors affecting glycemic control, including parental higher education and occupation are important aspects in the management of the disease. Objective: To investigate the relationship between glycemic controls measured as glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with parental higher education and occupational status in children and adolescents with T1DM. Methods: Clinical and laboratory characteristics of 243 T1DM children and adolescents aged between 1 and 18 years visiting pediatric diabetes clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were all recorded. Parents of diabetic children were interviewed. Data about their higher educational level and occupational status was assessed. Metabolic control was assessed by mea.. View More»