Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Inhabitants of Kumasi Metropolis
| Autor: | Agbogli H. K, Annan R, Mak-Mensah E. E, Agyeman-Duah E |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry Population 030206 dentistry General Medicine Overweight Hypoglycemia medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Prediabetes medicine.symptom Family history education business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research. :224-234 |
| ISSN: | 2572-5017 |
| DOI: | 10.26502/acbr.50170025 |
| Popis: | In Ghana, there is an increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the adult population, which stood at 3.35% by the end of 2013. About 8000 deaths were reported from diabetes in 2013. Changing dietary patterns and lifestyles are associated with the upsurge of DM and in Kumasi the prevalence is 9%. This work sought to determine DM prevalence and associated risk factors among adults in the Kumasi metropolis. The study involved 113 adults from the Oforikrom sub metro. Body Mass Index (BMI) were calculated from weight and height. Venous blood samples were collected for the determination of fasting blood glucose (FBG) using a spectrophotometer. Systolic and diastolic pressures were determined and socio-demographic data were collected using questionnaires. Mean age of participants was 41.8±1.3 years (females=44.9 and males=34.6, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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