Prevalence of overweight and obesity among type 2 diabetic patients attending diabetes clinics in northern Tanzania

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among patients with type 2 diabetes who are attending diabetes clinics in northern Tanzania. RESULTS: In total 227 type 2 diabetic patients attending diabetes clinics were enrolled. Majority of patients 193 (85.0%) were overweight (44...

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Autores principales: Damian, Damian J., Kimaro, Kelvin, Mselle, Godwin, Kaaya, Rose, Lyaruu, Isaac
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29073925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2861-9
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among patients with type 2 diabetes who are attending diabetes clinics in northern Tanzania. RESULTS: In total 227 type 2 diabetic patients attending diabetes clinics were enrolled. Majority of patients 193 (85.0%) were overweight (44.9%) or obese (40.1%). Of them, 65 (33.7%) were overweight/obese after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was significantly higher in female participants than the males [92.2% vs. 69.2%; OR = 5.10; 95% CI 2.22–11.05]. Regarding the region of residence, Kilimanjaro (100.0%) and Arusha (89.8%) regions had significantly highest prevalence of overweight/obesity compared to Tanga region (69.2%) [χ(2) = 32.455, P < 0.001]. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-017-2861-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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