Risk of type II diabetes mellitus in alcoholics: A hospital based cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction The rise in prevalence of diabetes in developing countries is due to industrialization socio economic development urbanization and changing life style One of the important causes is the excessive intake of alcohol In Sikkim nearly 35 of the population of gt 21yrs of age is chronic alcoholic which is a much higher figure as compared to the national average2 As per data compiled by Health Ministry the prevalence of Type II Diabetes Mellitus TypeII DM was highest in Sikkim The present study will be to assess the burden of Type II Diabetes Mellitus DM among alcoholics and to see the co relation of DM and alcohol drinking pattern in the study population from Gangtok SikkimObjective To assess the burden of Type II Diabetes MellitusDM among alcoholics to see the co relation of DM and alcohol drinking pattern and to see the lipid profile of the study participantsMaterials and Methods This crosssectional hospital based study was undertaken in Central Referral Hospital a tertiary care centre under Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Tadong Gangtok A hundred patients above 30 years of age admitted in the Central Referral Hospital and diagnosed as alcoholic liver disease during the period 01072012 to 31122012 were selected for the study After taking a written informed consent these patients were interviewed Fasting and postprandial blood sugar lipid profile and blood pressure were recorded from the case records The collected data was analysed using INSTAT version 3 graph pad The result is represented in tables plt005 is considered significantResults The occurrence of Diabetes in relation to number of drinks per week was found to be statistically significant plt005 On assessing lipid profile of study participants it was found that the mean cholesterol triglycerides and high density lipoproteins were significantly different in alcoholic diabetics and alcoholic nondiabeticsConclusion A definite association between alcohol consumption and Type II Diabetes Mellitus could not be established However there certainly appears to be some association between heavy alcohol consumption and TypeII DM A reduction in alcohol intake by heavy drinkers may reduce their risk of developing TypeII DMKeywords Alcoholics Diabetes Mellitus Nonalcoholics
Authors and Affiliations
Bhawana Thapa, Sumit Kar, D K Jha, Sujata Gurung
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