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A SURVEY OF SOME SALIENT FEATURES IN DIETARY AND LIFE STYLE FACTORS IN CENTRAL KERALA ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
International Journal of Management and Social Sciences
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A SURVEY OF SOME SALIENT FEATURES IN DIETARY AND LIFE STYLE FACTORS IN CENTRAL KERALA ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
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Morris, Maria Cheryl; Ph.D Candidate, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
John, M. S.; Professor and HOD, School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. A, Sobha; Professor and HOD, Community Medicine, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India. |
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Management
Type 2 diabetes, Central Kerala, Lifestyle factors, Dietary factors, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes study. Medical Science |
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This study is a survey of some salient features in dietary and life style factors of diabetes patients in a rural area of Kottayam district, Kerala. This cross sectional study was conducted in a diabetes outpatient clinic in a rural hospital in Kanjirapally of central Kerala. A pre tested structured questionnaire to assess demographic, cultural and life style related factors was used. A sample of 300 diabetes patients whose age ranged from 40 to 70 and above showed females being affected more than males. The majority in the sample had basic education only and belonging to middle and high income groups. More than half the sample (60%) had uncontrolled diabetes with an average HA1C of 8.7% and only 36% had normal B.M.I (Body Mass Index), the rest being either overweight or obese. The average duration of diabetes was 12.5 years. Physical activity levels were low. 71.3% had a positive family history of diabetes. Diet was mostly non vegetarian. Consumption of tapioca by majority of the sample is a characteristic feature and ‘fast food culture’ is common. The observations could be utilised to devise preventive strategies incorporating a cultural perspective in high risk groups.
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SPEAK Foundation
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2015-07-15
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Cross-sectional Study |
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application/pdf
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http://journals.foundationspeak.com/index.php/ijmss/article/view/276
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMSS); Vol 5, No 1 (2015): IJMSS - July 5(1) 2015; 35-42
2349-9761 2249-0191 |
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eng
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http://journals.foundationspeak.com/index.php/ijmss/article/view/276/206
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— A pre tested structured questionnaire to assess demographic, cultural and life style related factors was used. A sample of 300 diabetes patients whose age ranged from 40 to 70 and above showed females being affected more than males. |
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Copyright (c) 2018 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMSS)
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