Assessment of Dietary Management in AODCI-WDF Diabetes Network in Provinces of Côte d'Ivoire

Abstract

of diabetics in 10 regions of Côte d'Ivoire. These micro-clinics of diabetes are located in a private hospital, a medical center, regional hospital centers and a university hospital center inland the country. These centers welcome some resident patients within the countries who were formerly supported in Abidjan's specialized centers but also other newly diagnosed in those regions. Type and period of the studyThis is a retrospective descriptive study of the patents supported in these micro-clinics from 2012 to 2017, for a period of 6 years. Study populationThe study population consisted of all patients in these micro-clinics. Were included in the study, diabetic patients of all ages, both men and women having a support file in the register of diabetics and coming regularly to appointments control. VariablesSeveral anthropometric, biological and metabolic parameters were found in the followed patients. Among the anthropometric parameters weight (in kg), height (in m), waist circumference (in cm), and body mass index helped to classify diabetic patients as lean, normal, or obese. The biological and metabolic parameters concerned blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, lipid balance (in particular