Magnitude of overweight and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Kbrom Gemechu Kiros, Gebre Yitayih Abyu, Desta Siyoum Belay, Mekonnen Haftom Goyteom, Tensay Kahsay Welegebriel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Research Notes, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4791-1
Popis: Abstract Objective To assess magnitude of overweight and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia. Results A total of 365 participants were enrolled in this study. One hundred ninety-eight (54.2%) of the participants were males and 288 (78.9%) of the study participants were from an urban residence. In this study 161 (44.1%) and 12 (3.3%) of the study subjects were alcohol consumers and smokers respectively. Besides, 166 (45%) of the study participants had poor dietary intake and around 302 (82.7%) had low level of vigorous physical activity. The proportion of individuals who were overweight using body mass index as a measure was 149 (40.8%) and the proportion of individuals who had central obesity using waist circumference as a measure was 194 (53.2%). The magnitude of overweight among study participants from urban residence and alcohol consumers was 138 (92.6%) and 93 (62.4%) respectively. Residence area, alcohol consumption, physical activities, central obesity and dietary intake were the determinant factors for overweight among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
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