Prevalence and association between Body Mass Index and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Bangladeshi urban population
Abstract
Background Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus has recently been appeared as a major global health concern, particularly in low-middle income country (LMIC). Present study was undertaken with an aim to investigate the prevalence and to... [ view full abstract ]
Background
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus has recently been appeared as a major global health concern, particularly in low-middle income country (LMIC). Present study was undertaken with an aim to investigate the prevalence and to assess the correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among urban population in Bangladesh.
Method
Information was gathered through interviewing a nationally representative sample of 13077 people aged >35 years. BMI was defined as, weight in kg/ (height in meter)2 , while participants previously diagnosed as diabetic by registered physicians were considered case. Chi square and t- test were used for both categorical and continuous variables while odds ratio were calculated for categorical variables.
Findings
The total Prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 5.26% and significantly higher in urban population than rural (7.81 vs 4.97, P<0.0001). Urban women were nearly two times (OR=1.85; 95% CI, 1.2-2.3; P=0.003) more prone to become diabetic compared to their male counterpart. A statistical significant (p=0.0006) different was also observed in level of BMI between diabetic and non-diabetic participants (24.06±3.12 vs 22.81±3.61) among urban population.
Conclusion
The study warrants a very high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in urban sphere, particularly among overweight population. This highlights the importance of a population based survey to monitor blood glucose level and associative factors for effective prevention and control of diabetes in urban areas, which falls under Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Authors
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Sabuj Kanti Mistry
(Research and Evaluation Division, brac)
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Md. Mahmudur Rahman
(Research and Evaluation Division, brac)
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Fatema Tuz Jhohura
(Research and Evaluation Division, brac)
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Mahfuzar Rahman
(Research and Evaluation Division, brac)
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Abdul Bayes
(Research and Evaluation Division, brac)
Topic Areas
V. Healthcare Service 5.1 Accessibility of healthcare services and its optimization 5.2 He , I. Urbanization AND Health: what interactions? 1.1 New paradigms, concepts, methods, and t , III. Urban Environments: what specificities? 3.1 Urban Environments as places of demograph , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc
Session
PS-1 » POSTER SESSION 1 (12:10 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)
Paper
Abstract_UHC_2016.docx
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