1 Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Ar-Rayyan, P.O BOX 3050, Doha, Qatar.
2 Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Hamad Medical Corporation, Rayyan Road, P.O BOX 3050, Doha, Qatar.
3 Bushra Albadareen, Department of Nutrition and Food Processing, Al-Huson University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Irbid, JordanB.albadareen@bau.edu.jo ORCID ID: 0009-0005-1833-4599
4 Abdallah Kanaan, Life Sciences Department, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus 46 Make-donitissas Avenue, CY-2417; P.O. Box 24005, CY-1700; Aakanan18@agr.just.edu.jo ORCID ID: 0009-0002-9480-4933
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2026, 29(02), 1027-1031
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2026.29.2.0312
Received on 04 January 2026; revised on 14 February 2026; accepted on 16 February 2026
Background: Hospitalization may have an impact on nutritional and metabolic status, particularly in patients with long-term conditions like diabetes, which could lead to a longer recovery period and undesirable results. The study's goal was to compare the nutritional and metabolic reactions to hospitalization between non-comorbid patients following a standard hospital diet and Type 2 diabetic patients following a diabetic diet.
Techniques: 159 adult patients (85 with diabetes and 74 without) who spent more than three days in the hospital in 2024 were retrospectively reviewed in this retrospective cohort study conducted at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital in Qatar. Weight, BMI, hemoglobin, albumin, and glucose were among the parameters that were noted. Paired and independent t-tests were used to compare changes within and between groups, and Spearman's rank coefficient was used to look at correlation with length of stay.
Results: The diabetic patients were older (51.1 ± 10.4 years) than the non-comorbid patients (44.5 ± 13.0 years) and had shorter lengths of stay (18.9 ± 30.7 vs. 33.4 ± 55.2 days). The weight and BMI of diabetic patients were maintained constant (73.5 ± 15.7 to 73.6 ± 15.3 kg and 25.8 ± 4.9 to 25.9 ± 4.8 kg/m²), while the weight and BMI of non-comorbid patients reduced (70.6 ± 14.5 to 67.8 ± 18.2 kg and 28.0 ± 18.1 to 24.1 ± 6.3 kg/m²). Hemoglobin and albumin decreased in both groups (diabetic: 12.4 ± 2.7 to 11.6 ± 2.1 g/dL, 30.9 ± 6.6 to 27.1 ± 5.5 g/L; non-comorbid: 13.4 ± 2.8 to 11.6 ± 2.3 g/dL, 32.8 ± 7.8 to 30.0 ± 8.1 g/L). Glucose decreased in both groups, significantly in the non-comorbid group (8.5 ± 4.1 to 6.6 ± 1.9 mmol/L). Length of stay was negatively correlated with hemoglobin (r = −0.43), albumin (r = −0.24), and glucose (r = −0.19).
Conclusion: All patients' nutritional and metabolic parameters are impacted by hospitalization. Possibly because of systematic diet management, diabetic patients maintained their weight and BMI better than non-comorbid patients. To maximize the benefits of recovery, focused nutritional monitoring is recommended.
Hospitalization; Nutritional status; Type 2 diabetes; length of stay; Hospital Malnutrition
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Mohammad Farouq AlZghoul, Bushra Omar ALBadareenAnwar Mohd. Faleh Qudaisat, Jadulluh Mohammad Al-Ghazo, Reem Khalid. Al-Saadi, Noora Mohammed Aljaffali, Mohammad Ghassan Abdelbaset and Abdallah Amjad Kanaan. Diabetic versus non-comorbid patients' metabolic and nutritional reactions to hospitalization. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2026, 29(02), 1027-1031. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2026.29.2.0312.
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