A Study of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Adult Population
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one of the non-communicable diseases which have become a major health problem with the prevalence rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate. India currently has 62.4 million people with Diabetes and 77.2 million people with pre-Diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide along with other non-communicable diseases. Hence, my study is focused on indentifying the prevalence and risk factors for type 2 Diabetes mellitus in rural field practice area of Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, with the objectives 1. To know the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among adult population 2. To study the risk factors for diabetes mellitus among adult population. Methodology: The present study was community based cross sectional study, a sample size of 700 subjects were taken up in the villages under the field practice area of the RHTC of the Pinnamaneni foundation. Results: 17% of the study participants know their diabetic status while 8% of them are unaware of their diabetic status. There was a statistical association between status of diabetes with BMI, age, family history, occupation and physical activity. Conclusion: In the present study, the prevalence of diabetes observed is 25%, which is much more than the national average. Many of the modifiable risk factors are known to have a direct co-relation with the status of diabetes, for which awareness is to be created to the people.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Sri Pavan Kumar, Asha Parveen Sayyad, J. Ravi Kumar, V Manasa Narni
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