Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2015; 123(10): 614-616
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1559719
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Is Stress Hyperglycemia a Predicting Factor of Developing Diabetes in Future?

S. Moradi
1   Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,
A. Keshavarzi
2   Internal Medicine Resident, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,
S.-M. Tabatabaee
3   Medical Student, Student Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Publication History

received 03 16 2015
first decision 08 February 2015

accepted 08 July 2015

Publication Date:
01 December 2015 (online)

Abstract

Objective: Stress hyperglycemia is a transient increase in blood glucose during an acute physiological stress in the absence of diabetes. Stress hyperglycemia can be occurred in certain clinical conditions such as trauma, burns, sepsis and strokes in adults. In this study we aimed to evaluate the incidence of stress hyperglycemia among patients admitted to the Firouzgar hospital.

Method: In this analytical cross sectional study, all patients who referred to emergency department of Firouzgar hospital due to one of the causes of trauma, myocardial infarction (MI), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), head trauma, sepsis, CVA, and abdominal surgery and had stress hyperglycemia during 2012–2014 were evaluated. Blood glucose test including random blood sugar (BS) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) was performed for patients at admission. Patients with BS>180 mgmg/dl and no previous history of diabetes were enrolled in this study. Patients were referred to endocrinology clinic after 3 months of the first test and were re-evaluated for diabetes mellitus. Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), HbA1C and 2 h post glucose load test blood sugar were measured. Diabetes was confirmed if FBS was above 126 mg/dl or 2 h post glucose load BS was over 200 mg/dl.

Result: A total of 98 (67 males & 31 women) patients enrolled in the study. No significant statistical relation found between mean of HBA1C at 3 months after admission and the background event (P=0.138). No statistical relation found between BMI and developing diabetes (P=0.352). 26 and 8 percent of the participants developed diabetes, and 25.8% were in pre-diabetic state. There was a statistical relation between gender and developing diabetes (P=0.027) and men developed diabetes more than women. Based on logistic regression the Odds Ratio (OR) was 1.017.

Conclusion: Our study demonstrates a significant relationship between stress hyperglycemia and development of diabetes. Stress hyperglycemia could be a predicting factor of development of diabetes.

 
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