Prevalence of Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity among Doctors and Nurses in a Medical College Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death globally. Health of the doctors and nurses is critical because they must be healthy to perform their jobs optimally under challenging work environments. They are known to have a lifestyle that can make them highly vulnerable to Cardio-vascular diseases. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity among doctors and nurses in a tertiary care medical college hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. Methods: Study Design- Cross sectional study. Study Period -June and August 2013. Study Population & Area -Doctors and nurses between 18 and 65 years of age working at a tertiary care Medical College Hospital in Tamil Nadu. Visiting consultants and doctors and nurses who joined within one year of the start of data collection were excluded from the study. Sample Size and Sampling Technique- 250 doctors and nurses selected using a stratified random sampling technique. Methodology- Each study participant answered a specifically designed questionnaire. Blood Pressure, weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured using standard guidelines. Analysis-Simple measures of central tendency, dispersion and proportions were used to analyze the data. Results: Prevalence of Diabetes mellitus was found to be 25.4% among doctors and 5.6% among nurses. Prevalence of Hypertension was found to be 29.4% among doctors and 13.7% among nurses. Prevalence of overweight was found to be 36.5% among doctors and 12.9% among nurses. Prevalence of obesity was found to be 15.1% among doctors and 3.2% among nurses
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Shailendra Kumar B. Hegde, Sathiyanarayanan S, Sanjana Venkateshwaran, Akshaya Sasankh, Ganeshkumar P, Balaji R.
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