Socioeconomic Variables Enhancing Prevalence of Diabetes Disability in Bangladeshi Adults of High Normal and Hypertensive Blood Pressure

Abstract

The present analysis was based on data collected from rural and urban Bangladeshi 995 adults of 18 years and above. The investigation was done to observe the prevalence of diabetes-disability in respondents of high normal and hypertensive blood pressure. Prevalence was noted in 9 such adults; among them 7 were males and 2 were females. The sample contained males and females in the ratio 50.1: 49.9. The respondents were interviewed during their visit to some diagnostic centres of urban and semiurban areas. The sample diabetic adults were 67%. Among them who were suffering for 10-15 years the percentage of diabetic disabled adults of higher blood pressure were 5.1%. For this group the risk of prevalence was 11.31 times. Higher risk was also noted among elderly adults and adults of high economic status. The most responsible variable which enhanced diabetes disability was duration of diabetes. The other enhancing variables were age, body mass index, and sedentary activity. These were identified since significant correlation coefficient of the variables and discriminant function score. However, rural people, males, illiterate people, housewives, adults of high economic status, had higher risk of prevalence. These were identified from the values of risk ratios. Beside these, the other responsible variables for enhancing the prevalence of the disease were habit of taking process food, and physical inactivity.