Abstract

A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON EXPLORING THE ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Polam Raja Sekhar Reddy*, Shaik Mahammad Haroon and Vathsalya Poranki

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the risk factors of diabetes mellitus and educating the patients to improve better quality of life. Methods: In this study, a sample size of n= 256 diabetic patients got interviewed with a self questionnaire form in the general medicine department at a tertiary care hospital. The patients were having an age range of 31- 70 years. In the total subjects, N= 200 patients included in the study, n= 56 patients excluded from the study as a control group. The self-questionnaire form got prepared to evaluate the risk factors of diabetes mellitus. Results: A total number of patients n= 200 (p

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Risk factors, Blood pressure, Stressful lifestyle, Family history.