Academic and Research Department, B.P. Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT, and Rehabilitation Services, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
B.P. Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT, and Rehabilitation Services, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):592-595. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7027.
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterised by elevated blood sugar levels and is a pandemic of public health importance. Screening programs can help reduce morbidity and mortality by preventing or delaying complications. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among adult outpatients visiting a tertiary care centre.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among outpatients visiting a tertiary care centre between 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Board (Registration number: 408/2020 P). Patients with unknown history of diabetes participating in free random blood sugar examinations were included in the study. Systematic random sampling was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Among 385 adult outpatients, 17 (4.42%) (2.37-6.47, 95% Confidence Interval) had diabetes. The mean random blood sugar level of the diabetic patients was 281.41±57.49 mg/dl.
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus among adult outpatients was similar to previous studies conducted in similar settings. Random blood sugar test in hospital outpatient settings is feasible to identify people with diabetes mellitus.
diabetes mellitus; hospital; Nepal; outpatient.
糖尿病是一种以高血糖为特征的慢性代谢性疾病，是具有公共卫生重要性的全球性疾病。筛查计划可以通过预防或延缓并发症来降低发病率和死亡率。本研究旨在了解在一家三级保健中心就诊的成年门诊患者中糖尿病的患病率。
本描述性横断面研究于 2019 年 1 月 1 日至 12 月 31 日期间在一家三级保健中心的门诊患者中进行。本研究获得了伦理审查委员会的批准（注册号：408/2020 P）。参加免费随机血糖检查的未知糖尿病史患者被纳入研究。采用系统随机抽样。计算点估计值和 95%置信区间。
在 385 名成年门诊患者中，有 17 名（4.42%）（2.37-6.47，95%置信区间）患有糖尿病。糖尿病患者的随机血糖平均值为 281.41±57.49mg/dl。
成年门诊患者中糖尿病的患病率与在类似环境中进行的先前研究相似。在医院门诊环境中进行随机血糖测试可以识别出患有糖尿病的人群。
糖尿病；医院；尼泊尔；门诊。
