Evaluation of Prevalence and Epidemiological Profile of Type II Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of chronic hyperglycemia characterized by disturbances to carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism resulting from absolute or relative insulin deficiency with dysfunction in organ systems. Hence; under the light of above mentioned data, present study was conducted to assess the prevalence and epidemiological profile of DM. Materials & Methods: A total of 500 subjects were analyzed. Complete demographic profile of all the patients was analyzed. Complete biochemical and hematological profile of all the patients was also obtained. Random blood sugar levels of all the patients were analyzed. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were assessed by SPSS software. Results: 110 subjects were found to be diabetic. Prevalence of diabetic among the present population was found to be 22 percent. Among these 110 diabetic subjects, 60 were males. 75 subjects were more than 40 years of age while the remaining 35 subjects were less than 40 years of age. 72 diabetic subjects were having rural residence while the remaining 38 diabetic subjects were having urban residence. Conclusion: A significant proportion of population in the present study is affected with diabetes there by requiring imperative attention.
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Atul Bisht
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.077
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