Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study

Aim. To assess the prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia, its clinical features and influence on diabetes compensation. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 200 sequentially enrolled participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; n=139) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1...

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Autores principales: Elena Georgievna Starostina, Elena Nikolaevna Moshnyaga
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c0d867152e7c474babb78b04bf8fd9a92021-11-14T09:00:18ZFear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study2072-03512072-037810.14341/2072-0351-817https://doaj.org/article/c0d867152e7c474babb78b04bf8fd9a92013-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/817https://doaj.org/toc/2072-0351https://doaj.org/toc/2072-0378Aim. To assess the prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia, its clinical features and influence on diabetes compensation. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 200 sequentially enrolled participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; n=139) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM; n=61). Patients were screened for psychiatric disorders with appropriate inventory and examined by a psychiatrist. Subjects identified as those with fear of hypoglycemia (n=12) formed the study group, while control group was assembled of individuals without phobic signs, matched for gender, age, type and duration of diabetes and concomitant psychiatric disorders. Results. Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia was estimated at 6%, being consistently higher in patients with T1DM (16.1%) vs. T2DM (1%; p=0.0002). Fear of hypoglycemia was associated with higher median HbA1c (9.4% [8.6 ; 9.9] vs. 8.2% [6.8 ; 9.3], pElena Georgievna StarostinaElena Nikolaevna MoshnyagaEndocrinology Research Centrearticlediabetes mellitusphobiahypoglycemiaNutritional diseases. Deficiency diseasesRC620-627ENRUСахарный диабет, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 46-51 (2013)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
RU
topic diabetes mellitus
phobia
hypoglycemia
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
RC620-627
spellingShingle diabetes mellitus
phobia
hypoglycemia
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
RC620-627
Elena Georgievna Starostina
Elena Nikolaevna Moshnyaga
Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
description Aim. To assess the prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia, its clinical features and influence on diabetes compensation. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 200 sequentially enrolled participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; n=139) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM; n=61). Patients were screened for psychiatric disorders with appropriate inventory and examined by a psychiatrist. Subjects identified as those with fear of hypoglycemia (n=12) formed the study group, while control group was assembled of individuals without phobic signs, matched for gender, age, type and duration of diabetes and concomitant psychiatric disorders. Results. Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia was estimated at 6%, being consistently higher in patients with T1DM (16.1%) vs. T2DM (1%; p=0.0002). Fear of hypoglycemia was associated with higher median HbA1c (9.4% [8.6 ; 9.9] vs. 8.2% [6.8 ; 9.3], p
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author Elena Georgievna Starostina
Elena Nikolaevna Moshnyaga
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Elena Nikolaevna Moshnyaga
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title Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
title_short Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
title_full Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
title_fullStr Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
title_full_unstemmed Fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
title_sort fear of hypoglycemia and its clinical significance: a case-control study
publisher Endocrinology Research Centre
publishDate 2013
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