DISCRIMINATING DIABETIC PATIENTS OF SOME RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF BANGLADESH: A DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS APPROACH
| Autor: | Jannatul Fardus |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, Vol 11, Iss 19, Pp 134-140 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1970-5492 2279-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.3269/1970-5492.2016.11.19 |
| Popis: | The present analysis was conducted in the American International University of Bangladesh using the data collected from 900 respondents. Among the respondents 70.6 percent are diabetic patients. Finding reveals that the largest percentage of patients is of the age group ≥ 50+ years. About 34 percent patients are suffering from Type II diabetes and among them 63.3 percent are in the age group ≥50+ years. Higher prevalence rates of diabetes are observed among farmers and retired persons. The diabetic patients are discriminated from non-diabetic respondents due to the variables age, residence and work type. Most important variables for discriminating diabetic patients are age, education and work-type. |
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