The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes

The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes

Background: It has been reported that diabetics are more likely to develop tear film dysfunction compared to non-diabetics. Even so, there has been very little research reported on the correlation between blood glucose level and quality of tears. Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigat...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Aziimah, Mat Noh, Nor Ain, Badarudin, Noor Ezailina, Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal, Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. 2018
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RE Ophthalmology
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spelling iium-698532019-07-10T01:25:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69853/ The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes Rahman, Aziimah Mat Noh, Nor Ain Badarudin, Noor Ezailina Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda RE Ophthalmology Background: It has been reported that diabetics are more likely to develop tear film dysfunction compared to non-diabetics. Even so, there has been very little research reported on the correlation between blood glucose level and quality of tears. Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of blood glucose level on TBUT among young adults with diabetes in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study consisting of 37 diabetic patients within the age range of 19-39 years was carried out at IIUM Optometry Clinic, IIUM Kuantan. The subjects were tested for random blood glucose level (RBS) and undergone tear break up time (TBUT) test. Nonparametric test was used namely Spearman correlation to determine the association between RBS and TBUT. Results: TBUT median (interquartile range) value was 7.5 (11.55) seconds. Meanwhile, correlation analysis revealed negative correlation between random blood glucose (RBS) and TBUT in diabetics (r = -0.126). However, this correlation is not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Tear film break up time were not significantly associated with the random blood glucose level. Tear film break up time seems to not be affected by blood glucose level. Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. 2018-12-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69853/1/69853_The%20influence%20of%20blood%20glucose%20level%20on%20tear%20break%20up%20time%20among%20young%20adults%20with%20diabetes_article.pdf Rahman, Aziimah and Mat Noh, Nor Ain and Badarudin, Noor Ezailina and Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal and Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda (2018) The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 2 (3). pp. 392-398. E-ISSN 2600-8491 http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/about
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topic RE Ophthalmology
spellingShingle RE Ophthalmology
Rahman, Aziimah
Mat Noh, Nor Ain
Badarudin, Noor Ezailina
Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal
Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda
The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
description Background: It has been reported that diabetics are more likely to develop tear film dysfunction compared to non-diabetics. Even so, there has been very little research reported on the correlation between blood glucose level and quality of tears. Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of blood glucose level on TBUT among young adults with diabetes in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study consisting of 37 diabetic patients within the age range of 19-39 years was carried out at IIUM Optometry Clinic, IIUM Kuantan. The subjects were tested for random blood glucose level (RBS) and undergone tear break up time (TBUT) test. Nonparametric test was used namely Spearman correlation to determine the association between RBS and TBUT. Results: TBUT median (interquartile range) value was 7.5 (11.55) seconds. Meanwhile, correlation analysis revealed negative correlation between random blood glucose (RBS) and TBUT in diabetics (r = -0.126). However, this correlation is not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Tear film break up time were not significantly associated with the random blood glucose level. Tear film break up time seems to not be affected by blood glucose level.
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author Rahman, Aziimah
Mat Noh, Nor Ain
Badarudin, Noor Ezailina
Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal
Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda
author_facet Rahman, Aziimah
Mat Noh, Nor Ain
Badarudin, Noor Ezailina
Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal
Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda
author_sort Rahman, Aziimah
title The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
title_short The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
title_full The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
title_fullStr The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
title_full_unstemmed The influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
title_sort influence of blood glucose level on tear break up time among young adults with diabetes
publisher Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia.
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/69853/
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