Open AccessDemographic stratification of Type 2 diabetes and comorbidities in district healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal
Author(s) -
Lauren Chetty,
Nalini Govender,
Ganesan M. Govender,
Poovendhree Reddy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5218
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , population , outpatient clinic , ethnic group , logistic regression , pediatrics , health care , type 2 diabetes , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology , economic growth , anthropology , economics
Diabetes has been reported as the second leading cause of death and the top leading cause of death amongst women in South Africa; it is important to evaluate any epidemiological or demographic transition related to diabetes. This study evaluated the demographically stratified prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and existing comorbidities amongst an outpatient population in a district healthcare facility in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN).