Evaluation of nutritional status of diabetesin some hospitals, Cairo governorate, Egypt.

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This study was conducted to evaluation of nutritional status of diabetes in some hospitals, Cairo governorate . One handred patients were selected from visitors to the two hospitals of hospitals, Cairo Governorate and split the sample into (50) patients from the hospital one and (50) from the hospital two  where the split sample within each hospital to (25) males and (25) females. It was the work of a comparative study between the hospital one and hospital two. It was another record data such as social and economical situation, Health status, eating habits related disease, assess the physical measurements of the patients included (height and weight were used in calculation the BMI), Some laboratory tests such as a kidney and liver functions and blood picture and using statistical analysis of the data analysis was conducted test the statistical significance of the differences between two hospitals. The results showed that the average intake of calories in the hospital two is greater than in hospital one were approaching the dietary recommendations by (94%) in  hospital one and (97% )  in  hospital two.The average intake of protein in both hospitals more than dietary recommendations, while the average intake of fat in both hospitals was less than the dietary recommendations, but for intake of carbohydrates  average intake in the hospital two  larger than the average intake in the hospital one. Results showed that There is no shortage in the average intake of mineral  but intake was much bigger than the dietary recommendations in both hospitals.Regarding the average cholesterol intake in  hospital one higher than the average intake in  hospital two. Statistical analysis shows a Great moral relationship between  hospital one and  hospital two for calcium, sodium, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 (P <0.001). And the among morale relationship between hospital one and  hospital two for (carbohydrates and niacin) (P <0.01), and the moral relationship between both hospitals for  ( vitamin D) (P <0.05).

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