Self-weighing contributes to glycemic control: importance of measuring body weight
| Autor: | Seiichi Chiba, Yoko Takahashi, Tetsuya Kakuma, Tetsuo Tsubone, Hironobu Yoshimatsu, Kiyomi Kai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Type 2 diabetes Overweight medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound Endocrinology chemistry Weight loss Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Internal Medicine medicine Mass index Glycated hemoglobin medicine.symptom business Body mass index Glycemic |
| Zdroj: | Diabetology International. 4:40-44 |
| ISSN: | 2190-1686 2190-1678 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13340-012-0093-8 |
| Popis: | Self-monitoring of body weight is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) and greater weight loss. Although regular self-weighing is also related to lower BMI in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, the relationship between self-weighing and glycemic control has not been fully investigated. This study examined the cross-sectional association between self-weighing and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 306 outpatients with type 2 diabetes. There were 192 men and 114 women (mean age 62.3 ± 12.2 years). HbA1c was significantly lower in patients who weigh themselves more than once a day than in those who do not have a habit of daily self-weighing (7.10 ± 1.08 vs. 7.66 ± 1.30 %; P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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