International Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders(IJDMD)

Laboratory of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Publications

• Review Article   
  Nutritional Status of Diabetic Individuals Aged 60 Years and Older and Associated Factors in Conakry University Hospitals
  Author(s): Ibrahima Kaba*, Fanta Toure, Amadou Cheik Tidiane Ouattara and Aboubakar Sidiki Ouattara
  
  Aging modifies the metabolic functions and nutritional status of elderly people; however, in the Republic of Guinea, few studies have been conducted on the nutritional status of elderly people, especially those suffering from diabetes. The objective of this work was to evaluate the nutritional status of individuals aged 60 and above with diabetes in the university hospitals of Conakry. Methodology: The study was descriptive cross-sectional, the variables analyzed were socio-economic, anthropometric on the assessment of the nutritional status of people aged 60 years and over through BMI, MNA-SF and MUAC. Results: A total of 149 people aged 60 years and over were surveyed in Donka and Ignace Deenn University Hospitals. The average age was 66.66±6.69 years; that of the nutritional status assessment tools BMI, MNA-SF and MUAC were respectively 26.56±5.96 kg/m2, 10.12±.. Read More»
  

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