FREQUENCY OF CHRONIC COMPLICATION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES AT ATERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB

Abstract

Objective: To find out the frequency of chronic complications among type 2 diabetic subjects in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the province of Punjab.

Methodology: This retrospective study elaborates the assessment of information records from people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who visited the Outpatient department of Nishtar Medical College, a tertiary consideration clinic in Multan, from January 2013 to December 2018. The study comprised subjects who had preexisting microvascular complications or developed diabetic complications during the study period. Entities with gestational and type 1 diabetes were barred from the study. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.

Results: The study comprised a total of 4556 participants, with 44.1% being male. The average age of the participants was 47.72±10.82 years. A positive family history of diabetes was detected in 46.3% of the subjects. Furthermore, 21.2% of the participants had hypertension, and 10.3% were classified as obese. Among the subjects, 53.5% had been diagnosed with diabetes for less than 5 years. Among them, 74.4% of the participants had hypertension and 58.1% were obese.

Conclusion: The frequency of hypertension and obesity was found to be higher in subjects with T2D in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Furthermore, these findings underscore the necessity for a multi-center study to confirm their validity.