Abstract

DIABETES MILETUS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

Hemanth J., Sravani N., Sivanjineyulu G. and Dr. Ishrar S. M. G.*

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is metabolic disease which is characterized by hyperglycemia. The objective of the present study was to know whether the income is associated with referral to a diabetes center within a universal health care system. Socioeconomic status (SES) is a major determinant of risk for diabetes mellitus. Developing countries has suggested that mostly due to less awareness programs, low education, low income being single. SES is a determinant of Quality of Life, depression medical comorbidites, medication adherence, and glucose control. Prospective observational study was conducted after getting consent from participitants of desired clinical symptoms. Several methods or scales have been proposed for classifying different population by socio economic status for this study we have chosen kuppuswamy scale to measure individual variability’s. Present study the prevalence of diabetes is 0.0713. To our knowledge, the ICMR–INDIA study is the largest nationally representative study of diabetes in India. The cumulative data from 15 states presented here represent a total adult population of 363·7 million people (51% of India’s adult population). The study found higher prevalence of undiagnosed DM in subjects having lower educational status; but no statistically significant association. Undiagnosed DM in this study was associated with alcohol consumption. On the other hand the study showed that smoking was not associated with the undiagnosed DM. finally concluded that prevalence of diabetes is more when compared with female due to their habits and education qualification and income of the family and their physiological changes.

Keywords: socioeconomic status, diabetes mellitus, Prevalence, quality of life.