Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study

Objective: To determine the correlation between physical environment and blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Method: The quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2022 at the Rejosari Pekanbaru Community Health Centre, Indonesia, and comprised diabetic patients o...

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Main Authors: Yesi Hasneli, Dedi Afandi, Elda Nazriati, Nofrizal
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Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21240
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description Objective: To determine the correlation between physical environment and blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Method: The quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2022 at the Rejosari Pekanbaru Community Health Centre, Indonesia, and comprised diabetic patients of either gender with a disease history of at least 3 years. Environmental temperature was considered acceptable at 18-20°C, while environmental light was considered acceptable at 60-120 lux. Random blood glucose level <60mg/dL was taken as low, 70-130 mg/dL normal, and >140 mg/dL high. The correlation between physical environment and blood glucose level was worked out. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 125 subjects, 89(71.2%) were females and 36(28.8%) were males. There were 45 patients aged 56-65 years and 11(8.8%) were aged <11 years. Overall, 90(72%) patients had high random blood sugar and 35(28%) had normal level. The disease duration was <5 years in 79(63.2%) cases and >5 years in 46(36.8%). Of the 80(64%) patients who lived in an unacceptable living room temperature, 63(78.8%) had high random blood glucose levels (p=00042). Of the 73(58.4%) patients who lived in an unacceptable living room light, 59(80.8%) had high random blood glucose (p=0.016). Conclusion: A significant effect of temperature and light was found on blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Keywords: Diabetes, Temperature, Light, Glucose.
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spelling doaj-art-903a64da219a453fa62f92ad43c09e342025-08-20T03:40:01ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822024-06-01745 (Supple)10.47391/JPMA.Ind-RINC-19Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional studyYesi Hasneli0Dedi Afandi1Elda Nazriati2Nofrizal3Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, IndonesiaFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, IndonesiaFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, IndonesiaFaculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia. Objective: To determine the correlation between physical environment and blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Method: The quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2022 at the Rejosari Pekanbaru Community Health Centre, Indonesia, and comprised diabetic patients of either gender with a disease history of at least 3 years. Environmental temperature was considered acceptable at 18-20°C, while environmental light was considered acceptable at 60-120 lux. Random blood glucose level <60mg/dL was taken as low, 70-130 mg/dL normal, and >140 mg/dL high. The correlation between physical environment and blood glucose level was worked out. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 125 subjects, 89(71.2%) were females and 36(28.8%) were males. There were 45 patients aged 56-65 years and 11(8.8%) were aged <11 years. Overall, 90(72%) patients had high random blood sugar and 35(28%) had normal level. The disease duration was <5 years in 79(63.2%) cases and >5 years in 46(36.8%). Of the 80(64%) patients who lived in an unacceptable living room temperature, 63(78.8%) had high random blood glucose levels (p=00042). Of the 73(58.4%) patients who lived in an unacceptable living room light, 59(80.8%) had high random blood glucose (p=0.016). Conclusion: A significant effect of temperature and light was found on blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Keywords: Diabetes, Temperature, Light, Glucose. https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21240
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Dedi Afandi
Elda Nazriati
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Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
title Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
title_full Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
title_short Physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study
title_sort physical environment and blood glucose level of diabetic patients a cross sectional study
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