@article{Ahmed_Kaifi_Tahir_Javed_2022, title={Malnutrition among patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus}, volume={39}, url={https://pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/5485}, DOI={10.12669/pjms.39.1.5485}, abstractNote={<p><em><strong>Objectives:</strong></em> The present study aims to evaluate the nutritional status of diabetic patients using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) tool.</p> <p><em><strong>Methods:</strong> </em>A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Endocrine and Medicine Department of Lady Reading Hospital from September 2019 to March 2020. A total of 359 patients diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were included in the study. The malnutrition status was assessed using SGA, and clinical parameters including albumin and total leukocyte count (TLC).</p> <p><em><strong>Results:</strong></em> We have observed mild to moderate malnutrition among 48.2% patients, and severe malnutrition in 10.6% patients as per the SGA scoring. Among the factors associated with nutritional status were BMI (p&lt;0.01), and presence of CAD (DM complication) (p=0.015). As per the correlation analysis, BMI had a significant negative correlation with nutritional status (r=-0.351; p&lt;0.01).</p> <p><em><strong>Conclusion:</strong></em> It is concluded from the study results that there is a high prevalence of malnutrition among the enrolled diabetic patients.</p> <p><strong>doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.1.5485</strong></p> <p><em><strong>How to cite this:</strong></em> Ahmed I, Kaifi HM, Tahir H, Javed A. Malnutrition among patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(1):64-69. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.1.5485</p> <p>This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Ahmed, Ibrar and Kaifi, Hoor Maab and Tahir, Hira and Javed, Adan}, year={2022}, month={Dec.} }