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NCT Number: NCT03388229

Association Between Dietary Pattern and Glycemic Control Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the Unites Arab Emirates

Poor glycemic control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is due to multiple factors and suboptimal dietary pattern is one of them .Assessing eating/dietary patterns (combinations of different foods or food groups) among individuals with diabetes may be beneficial in understanding the focus areas of dietary modification among the Emirati community and further developing dietary interventions for management of T2D. Only a few observational studies are reported in this region exploring the eating practices, although none to the investigators knowledge described the frequency of consumption of food groups in the T2D patients in the United Arab Emirates(UAE). Hence, in this study the investigators aim to describe the trends in frequency of consumption of food groups and analyze the association of frequency of food item consumption and glycemic control among the T2D UAE patients.

This retrospective cross sectional study will include the data from Hospital information system of 800+ T2D patients to describe the trends in frequency of consumption of food groups and analyze the possible association of frequency of food group/item consumption and glycemic control.

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Key information

Conditions

Dietary Habits Behavior Behavior, Animal Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Endocrine System Diseases Feeding Behavior Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Rashid Centre for Diabetes and Research

Ajman, United Arab Emirates

About this study

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) burden is not only increasing globally but also in the middle east region. Dietary intake plays a crucial role in ameliorating glycemia and other risk factors ,The aim of this study is to describe the trends in frequency of consumption of food groups and possible association with glycemic control among theT2D UAE patients.

This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 800+ T2D diabetic aged ≥ 18 years, attending Rashid Centre for Diabetes and Research(RCDR) Centre located in UAE during January 2011 until January 2015. The dietary data will be collected from hospital records generated by dietitians after an interview based consultation using a structured pre-tested questionnaire. Multiple regression techniques will be used for model building, to determine the separate contribution of known confounders and food items with high carbohydrate and glycemic control.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • UAE nationals,
  • both males and females.
  • Age between ≥ 18years

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients underwent bariatric surgery
  • Pregnant women

Treatment and study plan

not an intervention

Behavioral

it was observation not intervention

Primary outcomes

  1. association between frequency of food group/item consumption and HbA1c among T2D patients

    Time frame: January 2011 until January 2015

    to develop a regression model of association between frequency of food consumption and poor glycemic control (HbA1c<7%)

Secondary outcomes

  1. To measure the percentage of frequency of consumption of food groups among T2D patients ,

    Time frame: January 2011 until January 2015

    assess the food frequency consumption of food groups and food items

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rashid Centre for Diabetes and Research

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Association Between Dietary Pattern and Glycemic Control Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 2, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 3, 2018

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