Open AccessAssessing diagnostic variations and correlates of fasting blood glucose
Author(s) -
Emuesiri Goodies Moke,
K.E. Edje,
M.O. Ojezele,
M. Emosivbe
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2467-8252
DOI - 10.4314/rejhs.v8i2.3
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , descriptive statistics , significant difference , physiology , endocrinology , statistics , mathematics
Objective: To assess the diagnostic variables of blood glucose level among students of basic medical Sciences of Delta State University, Abraka Nigeria.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey on a total of one hundred and ten (110) students of the Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Delta State University, Abraka was conducted. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the differences in the data collected.Results: The fasting blood glucose levels of 87.5% and 85% of the students had a normoglycemic level as indicated by the left and right thumb respectively. Also, a greater percentage (69.1%) of the students were between the age range 21 – 25. Furthermore, 72.7%, 76.4% and 64.5% of the students had normal weight, normal WHR and normal BP respectively.Conclusion: There is no significant difference in the diagnostic assessment of blood glucose level using either right or left thumb.
Keywords: Fasting blood glucose, diabetes, diagnostic, Delta State, hypertension.