Investigating the accuracy of blood glucose testing by glucometer in patients referred to the emergency department: Research Article

Mohammad Reza Farnia; Shahrouz tabrizi; Bareza Rezaei; Sara Nikpour; Mohammad Reza Rezaei

doi:10.58372/2835-6276.1350

Authors

Mohammad Reza Farnia Kermanshah university of medical sciences
Shahrouz tabrizi Kermanshah University of medical sciences
Bareza Rezaei Kermanshah University of medical sciences
Sara Nikpour Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences
Mohammad Reza Rezaei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58372/2835-6276.1350

Keywords:

Diabetes, Blood Sugar, Glucometer, Standard Laboratory Method

Abstract

Objectives: Hypoglycemia is a medical emergency, and timely diagnosis and treatment are critical due to its potential long-term complications. Given that glucometers are widely used in the emergency department for patient triage and diagnosis of hyper and hypoglycemia, this study was conducted to investigate its accuracy in comparison with serum blood glucose testing.

Method: This study was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in 2023 using hospital data of patients referred to the emergency department of an academic hospital. Demographic and clinical data were collected and recorded using information contained in the patients' records. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS27 software.

Result: Of 240 patients included,192 were non-diabetic and 48 were diabetic. The mean and standard deviation of the age of the subjects was 54.40 ± 19.30 years. In this study, 132 cases were female (about 55%) and 108 cases were male (about 45%). The Spearman correlation coefficient between the standard laboratory test and the glucometer test was 0.896.

Conclusions: Good correlation was observed between the glucometer and the standard enzymatic method of blood glucose measurement, which supports the use of glucometers in home settings.

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