DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i05.078

Pages: 1826-1829

In type 2 diabetes mellitus, anemia is progressively more recognized entity and can lead to serious morbidity in patients with diabetes. The present study was done to find out the prevalence of anemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Additionally, prevalence of anemia was also evaluated according to glycemic control status and gender. The present study included 105 patients of Type 2 Diabetes in 6 months period, visiting Deptt. Of Medicine OPD, Parivar Hospital, Gwalior. Blood was collected from each patient to estimate the hemoglobin level and other glycemic parameters. All the data were analyzed using IBM SPSS- ver.20 software. Analysis was performed using independent sample t test and one way ANOVA. P values <0.05 was considered to be significant. In present study mean age of study population was 50.26±11.47 years. There was a male predominance (63.80%). Mean duration of diabetes was 6.32±10.27 years. Mean hemoglobin level was significantly higher in male (14.56±1.53 g/dL) population compared to females (13±1.40 g/dL) (p<0.05). The prevalence of anemia among the diabetic population was 18.09%. Anemia was more common in female (31.57%) compared to male (10.44%) diabetic population whose HbA1c was not controlled. Anemia was a common finding in type 2 Diabetics. Gender difference and patient’s poor glycaemic control were linked to the prevalence of anemia in patients with diabetes mellitus.