Almobarak Ahmed O, Badi Safaa, Elmadhoun Wadie M, Siddiq Samar B, Tahir Hanan, Osman Mugtaba, Noor Sufian K, Suliman Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed H
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sudan.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 May 28;9:107. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_151_20. eCollection 2020.
Inadequate lifestyle practices among individuals with diabetes may influence the progression of diabetes and its complications. The aim of this study was to assess the lifestyle practices among individuals with diabetes in Sudan.
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, health facility-based study conducted in 3 diabetes centers treating individuals with diabetes. The data were collected using a standardized pretested metabolic questionnaire about lifestyle and were analyzed by performing descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS program version 23.
A total of 528 patients with diabetes answered the questionnaire. There were 52.1% of female participants and 72.9% of urban residents. 23.9% were obese, regular exercise was reported by 27.7%, and no exercise by 17%. There was a statistically significant association between lifestyle practices and gender ( < 0.001), age ( < 0.001), educational level ( = 0.002), marital status ( < 0.001), duration of diabetes ( < 0.001), hypertension ( < 0.001), high-density lipoprotein ( < 0.001), low-density lipoprotein ( < 0.001), and HbA1c level ( < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed male gender and education were significantly associated with lifestyle changes. Men were more likely to engage in favorable lifestyle practices than women ( < 0.001), while those with no formal education were less likely to engage in healthy lifestyle ( < 0.001).
Health authorities in Sudan will need to put more efforts into education for promoting self-awareness and good lifestyle practices in the population with diabetes.
糖尿病患者不良的生活方式可能会影响糖尿病的进展及其并发症。本研究的目的是评估苏丹糖尿病患者的生活方式。
这是一项基于健康机构的描述性横断面研究，在3个治疗糖尿病患者的糖尿病中心进行。通过使用一份关于生活方式的标准化预测试代谢问卷收集数据，并通过SPSS 23版程序进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
共有528名糖尿病患者回答了问卷。女性参与者占52.1%，城市居民占72.9%。23.9%的患者肥胖，27.7%的患者报告经常锻炼，17%的患者不锻炼。生活方式与性别（<0.001）、年龄（<0.001）、教育水平（=0.002）、婚姻状况（<0.001）、糖尿病病程（<0.001）、高血压（<0.001）、高密度脂蛋白（<0.001）、低密度脂蛋白（<0.001）和糖化血红蛋白水平（<0.001）之间存在统计学显著关联。逻辑回归分析显示，男性性别和教育程度与生活方式改变显著相关。男性比女性更有可能采取良好的生活方式（<0.001），而未受过正规教育的人采取健康生活方式的可能性较小（<0.001）。
苏丹的卫生当局需要加大教育力度，以提高糖尿病患者群体的自我意识和促进良好的生活方式。
