Paper
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Relationship of nutrition intake, glucose and lipid profile among Korean diabetic patients
Haejung Lee, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea and Myungsoo Kim, PhD, RN, Department of Nursing, Ulsan Science College, Ulsan, South Korea.
| Learning Objective #1: know the dietary habits of Korean diabetic patients and possible differences in diet between different ethnic groups. |
| Learning Objective #2: consider ethnic differences in his/her practice. |
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine actual nutrition intake of Korean diabetic patients and to explore the relationship between nutrition intake and serum glucose and lipid profiles. Method: A total of 154 patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus were recruited from 10 outpatient clinics. Using SPSS WIN 10.0 program, χ²-test, t-test and Pearson correlations were performed to answer the research questions. Results: The mean age of the participants was 61.17 (range: 44-78 years of age). The intake ratio of carbohydrate, protein and fat were 75%, 17%, and 8%, respectively. Among male patients, 67.9% and 70.5% reported inappropriate intakes of energy and calcium, respectively. Serum glucose was negatively related to the RDA of protein intake (r=-.183, p<.05) and serum HDL was positively related to the fat intake (r=.165, p<.05). Conclusion: The study represent that the fat intake of the participants in the study was very poor compared to the Korean RDA. Total calories and calcium intake were very poor for male patients. Since fat intake was positively related to the levels of HDL, we could suppose that appropriate fat intake may be beneficial for Korean diabetic patients. However, it is too early to make a conclusion with the findings of the study. Further study is warranted to verify the relationship of actual diet intake and diabetic complication among Korean diabetic patients.