Comparison of socio-demographic and nutritional status between male and female diabeticsattending to District level diabetic center: Assessment by anthropometric measurement with special reference to socioeconomic status.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem which in people of all ages and gender reaching epidemic proportions in Bangladesh. In some sectors of society, more than 10% of people have diabetes. The main objective of this study was to compare the socio-demographic and nutritional status between male and female diabetic patients which were assessed by anthropometric measurement with special reference to socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional study was conducted in diabetes mellitus patients who presented to the OPD in three referral diabetic centers in Kushtia district, Bangladesh from August 2016 to July 2017. A total of 282 (male were 144 and female were 138) patients were included in the study. Direct method of nutritional assessment including anthropometric and biochemical measurement was carried out. Socio economic data were also collected. The result shows that among the respondents who had no formal education; more were female 39.9% (n=55). In respect to male most of the female patients (89.9%) were unemployed. As more as of the studied male patients (29.9%) were from upper socio-economic status. The females had higher BMI than the males. The mean BMI of female was 25.83±4.46 and male was 23.32±3.47. Out of 37.6% (n=106) overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9) diabetic patients more were female 56.6% (n=60) and among them 58 (96.7%) were unemployed.The mean blood hemoglobin level was 12.85±1.48g/dl in male and in female was 12.11±1.36g/dl. Study shows that male diabetic patients had more (36.8%) high systolic blood pressure than that of female (21.0%). So, female with lower educational status and unemployment are associated with malnutrition. Unemployed housewives represented to have both extremes of nutritional status- under nutrition and over nutrition.
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HasanMahfuz Reza, Md. RezaulKarim, Md. Abdus Samad, Tanvir Ahmad
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