Profile of Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Urban Slums of Mumbai
Background: The present study was carried out to study the disease profile of diabetic patients in an urban slum in Mumbai. Objective: To study the patient profile among type 2 diabetic patients. Methodology: Descriptive epidemiological study design was adopted. Sample size was fixed as 203.4 and samples are selected by simple random sampling technique. Important Finding: Mean age of patient is 56.09 (SD=10.55) years and mean duration of disease is 5.37 (SD=4.13) years. Mean fasting and post prandial blood sugar are 171.56 (SD=52.37) and 254.71 (SD=79.60) respectively. Mean BMI is 25.62 (SD= 5.16) which is above the normal BMI while daily calorie intake is 1889.17 (SD= 588.23). Principal Conclusion: Positive family history as an important risk factor. Hypertension is most common associated disease with diabetes. Ophthalmic complications are most frequent. 60% patients had diabetes past 5yrs.
