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TITLE:

STUDY TO KNOW THE FREQUENCY OF HYPOGLYCEMIA IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION

AUTHORS:

Dr Muhammad Hamza Laique, Dr Farman Ullah, Dr Nabeel Tariq

ABSTRACT:

Objective: Malnutrition includes both under nutrition and over nutrition. Under-nutrition is preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children aged below five years. To examine the incidence rate and outcomes of hypoglycemia in children presented with severe acute malnutrition. Study Design: This was Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Paediatrics Medicine of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital Rawalpindi from January 2020 to June 2020. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and five patients of both genders presented with severe acute malnutrition were included. Patients detailed demographic including age, sex and socio-economic status were recorded. Serum glucose level was examined in all the patients. Prevalence of hypoglycemia was recorded. Outcome in term of mortality was examined. Results: One hundred and twenty (58.64%) patients were males and 85 (41.36%) patients were females. Majority of patients 132 (64.39%) were ages <1 years. Hypoglycemia was found in 40 (19.51%) patients. 32 (15.61%) patients were died among all the patients. Out of 40 hypoglycemic patients 24 (60%) were died and in normoglycemic 8/165 (4.85%) patients were died. Conclusion: The frequency of hypoglycemia was high in children with severe acute malnutrition. Mortality rate was high in hypoglycemic patients as compared to normoglycemic children. Key Words: Severe Acute Malnutrition, Hypoglycemia, Mortality