Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus And Obesity Among Patients With Eye Diseases In Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and obesity among patients with eye diseases
Background: The rapid rise of diabetes is one of the major health challenges, and the most important risk factors
are obesity and physical inactivity. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness.
Methodology: Study Design: Cross-sectional
Place: Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan.
Duration of study: 02-01-2007 to 15-01-2009
Sample size: 15,059
Results: The total number of the study subjects was 15059, with male to female ratio of 28:72%, representing
almost all the age groups and various occupations.
Among the patients of 20 years age and above, 12% were diabetics; and 3% of them had no idea of their suffering from diabetes. A total of 45% of males and 46.9% of females were overweight or obese.
Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of diabetes among patients with eye diseases.
Many of them did not have knowledge of their diabetic status. People from all walks of life were overweight and
obese.
Key Words: Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Eye Diseases.
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