Prevalence and factors influencing type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Mysore

With changes in dietary practices and lifestyle, the incidence of diabetes in India is bound to increase. Lack of awareness and poor access to quality care increases related complications. This study estimated factors influencing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cross sectional study in a Primary Health Centre (PHC) area, in Mysore district was conducted on persons aged above 40 years by house to house visit. Height, weight, waist-, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar (FBS) were measured for all the subjects. FBS more than 110 mg% was taken as cut off. Prevalence of diabetes was 8.21 %, out of which 57.41 % cases were previously diagnosed (known cases) and 42.59 % was newly diagnosed during study. Increasing age, occupation, educational status, sedentary life style, family history of diabetes, hypertension and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with DM.