Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Feb 2024)

Determinants of Overweight Among Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Public Hospitals At Awusi Resu Zone of Afar Region: Unmatched Case–Control Study

  • Kassaw H,
  • Hussein K,
  • Gebre A,
  • Seid AA,
  • Ammie M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 17
pp. 759 – 767

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Huzeyfa Kassaw,1 Kedir Hussein,2 Abel Gebre,3 Anwar Ali Seid,4 Mohammed Ammie5 1School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia; 2School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia; 3School of Public, College of Medicine and Health Science, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia; 4Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia; 5Zonal Carter Center Project Coordinator, Kemissie, Amhara Region, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Kedir Hussein, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, Email [email protected]: Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality; affecting More than 415 million people.Objective: The primary aim of this study was to assess the determinants of being overweight among Type 2 Diabetic patients attending diabetic clinics of public Hospitals in the Awusi resu zone of Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital-based unmatched case–control study design was conducted from May 5 to June 5/2021 by systematic random sampling 286 study participants were involved in the study (96 cases and 190 controls); Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the best model of factors leading to overweight. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used as a measure of association.Results: Those who have attended college and above have an AOR; of 10.30 CI: (4.16– 25.50) ten times higher odds of being overweight when compared to those unable/able to read. Only those who have a family history of diabetes AOR: 3.10 CI (1.04– 9.30) have three folds of being overweight when compared to their counterparts. Of those who use insulin for controlling blood glucose (AOR: 0.14 CI (0.03– 0.74) 96% at less likely to be overweight compared to those who use exercise.Conclusion and Recommendation: In this study, educational level, Family History, and type of blood glucose controlling mechanism were important predictors of overweight on T2DM. Moreover the diabetes patients were recommended to use insulin for controlling blood glucose.Keywords: overweight, diabetes mellitus type 2, public hospitals

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