Abstract
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized by a state of chronic hyperglycemia resulting from a diversity of etiologies, environmental and genetics acting jointly. It has been an “Iceberg” disease.
AIM/HYPOTHESIS: To study the socio-demographic co-relates of diabetic people attending SVP hospital diabetic OPD. To identify the relevant risk factors in already diagnosed cases of type-2 diabetes mellitus and to provide health education.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 50 diabetic patients and 50 non-diabetic patients attending diabetic and general medicine OPD respectively, from October 2019 to December 2019. After taking permission from dean, we started collecting information on pre-tested and pre-designed proforma which contains 2 parts. 1) Sociodemographic information of respondent 2) Information regarding assessment of risk factors. Data thus collected, was compiled and analyzed using suitable statistical tests.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: Here, a greater number of diabetic patients are in age group 51-60 yrs. (32%), followed by 30% in 41-50yrs. 54% of males and 46% of females were found diabetic. Amongst them, 90% of males and 71% of females were obese. It is associated with past h/o surgery (58%) and urbanization (82%). Diabetic patients are less commonly associated with alcohol (10%), smoking (20%), and perceived stress (18%). 64% belong to class I socioeconomic status, 48% have family h/o diabetes and 90% of patients have sedentary activity. The Standard deviation in socio-economic status in diabetic is 12.78 and in non-diabetic is 8.83. Odds ratio for obesity in diabetic males is 34.6 and chi-square is 26.61. In diabetic females it is 6.43 and chi-square is 8.77. Odds ratio in sedentary activity is 3.86 and chi-square is 6.25. Odds ratio in urbanization is 1.60 with P-value 0.33.
CONCLUSION: From this study, we can infer that major risk factors for diabetes mellitus are obesity, sedentary activity, high socioeconomic status, past h/o surgery, and family h/o diabetes.
FUNDING: None
