Point Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients among Different Specialties at MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar

Authors :: Suleman Elahi Malik
Iqbal Haider
Romesa Akhtar Khattak
Sidra Bibi
Hammad Naeem
Marhaba Iqbal
Source :: JLUMHS, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 185-189 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2023.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The main goal of this research study was to analyze the profile and prevalence of type 2 diabetic patients admitted to the MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. METHODOLOGY: A hospital-based point prevalence cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out as a pilot project in November 2022 at MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Patients satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria enrolled in the study, and a non-probability consecutive sampling technique was used. RESULTS: A total of 850 patients were admitted during the study period; out of them, 24.7% had type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The mean length of hospital stay was significantly high among T2DM patients (p

Subjects :: point prevalence
type 2 diabetes mellitus
indications
admission rate
treatment regimen.
Medicine

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