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Active Smokers and the risk of type 2 diabetes Mellitus in urban and rural area of kpk
Author(s) -
Muhammad Hussain Afridi,
Atta Muhammad Khan,
Nowsherwan Nowsherwan,
Muhammad Abbass,
Amjad Ali,
Qazi Ikram,
Shah Zaib
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of health, medicine and nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2520-4017
DOI - 10.47672/ajhmn.915
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , family history , copd , obesity , type 2 diabetes mellitus , population , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology
Purpose: To determine the risk of type 2 diabetes among smoker patients in urban and rural area of kpk Pakistan. Methods: The cross-sectional study conducted from July 2017 to September 2018 at the period of one year Department of diabetes and Endocrinology HMC Hospital, Peshawar. Total number of patients on this study 42 the patients had age ≥15 year, both gender and history of smoking. The subjects were recruited by non-probability convenient sample technique. The detailed history, physical examination and required laboratory tests were done. The data was collected on Performa. Among known diabetic patients itemized history was taken in regards to age at which smoking initiates, prescriptions utilized and if the illness was controlled. The available data was analyzed power by SPSS 21 version. Results: During a one year study period absolute 42 patients had history of smoking were recruited and studied had mean age ± SD identified as 32.72±6.93 (yrs) with male gender predominance. Regarding residence the rural and urban population of kpk was identified as 22(58%) and 20(39%), hyperlipidemia 30(54%), duration of smoking (yrs) as <1 (16%), 1-3 (30%), 3-5 (34%) and (20%), the number of cigarettes smoked per day as <22(42%) and (58%), the co-morbids as COPD / asthma 20(40%), hypertension 25(42%), obesity 22(44%) and osteoporosis 16(32%) and diabetes mellitus as 34(68%) respectively. Conclusion: The smoking is the risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus seen in the two sexual orientations. The length of smoking and number of cigarettes smoked each day are straightforwardly relative to acquire type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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