Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Adherence to Anti Diabetic Treatment in an Urban Population

Markordor  Lyngdoh; Pukhrambam  Romola

doi:10.5455/njcm.20210322115426

Authors

Markordor Lyngdoh North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
Pukhrambam Romola Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/njcm.20210322115426

Keywords:

Diabetes, Prevalence, Adherence

Abstract

Context: Diabetes is the largest health emergency of the 21^st century. Among the diagnosed patients, a large number do not adhere to treatment. Non-adherence leads to increase of morbidity and mortality due to a compromise in the safety and effectiveness of the treatment. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (t2DM) among adults ≥ 30 years old in an urban community in Imphal West and to assess the adherence to anti diabetic treatment.

Methodology: This study was conducted in an urban area in Imphal between 2016 –2018 among adults ≥ 30 years. Data was collected using an interview schedule and analysed using IBM SPSS for Windows, Version 21.0.

Results: The prevalence of t2DM among the participants was 14.4% while pre-diabetes was 30.8%. Diabetes was associated with males, increase in age, smoking, tobacco use, alcohol use and family history of diabetes. Adherence to exercise (0%), diet (11.1%), foot-care (0%), RBS monitoring (3.7%), medication (85.2%), no smoking (100%).

Conclusions: The prevalence of t2DM in Imphal is 1.6 times more than the national average while the prevalence of pre-diabetes was even higher. All of the previously diagnosed diabetic patients had little or no adherence to lifestyle modifications.

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