Levels and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus among Tuberculosis Patients Attending District Tuberculosis Centre, Vijayapur
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2024-12
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THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Abstract
Background : The co-existence of diabetes and tuberculosis is becoming a public health problem in India, as they are the cause of morbidity, mortality and pose a burden on healthcare system. Aims and Objectives : To assess the risk factors of diabetes mellitus and its status among Tuberculosis patients. To compare the response to treatment and drug resistance among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. And to study the prevalence of MDR-TB among Diabetic patients with Tuberculosis. Methodology : It was a cross sectional study done in Vijayapura district during June, 2019 to July, 2019. The patients who had attended the District Tuberculosis Centre in previous 3 months of the beginning of the study were considered and data was collected from the records maintained in the center. The sample size calculated to be 300 cases. Data was collected from them. Results : The majority of 21.7% of study participants belonged to the age group 26-35 years. The overall prevalence of diabetes was 21.6 % among TB patients. Among males the prevalence was 67.3% and among females was 32.7%. When prevalence of diabetes mellitus was compared with the age it was found that majority (30.7%) of the diabetes were in the age group of 56-65 years and it was statistically significant. Conclusion : Diabetes is a prevalent comorbidity in both drug sensitive and drug resistant tuberculosis. Age group of more than 55 years is significantly associated with diabetes mellitus and other factors like alcohol consumption is also a associated factor.
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TB, Diabetes Mellitus, MDR TB
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Yadavannavar Mallikarjun C, Pattankar Tanuja P, Kouttalmatt Daneshwari P . Levels and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus among Tuberculosis Patients Attending District Tuberculosis Centre, Vijayapur. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2024 Dec; 122(12): 29-34