Complications in Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Vihandeang Hospital

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive research was aimed at describing complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) on kidney, eyes, peripheral nervous system, cardiovascular system and cerebrovascular system and exploring co-morbidity in DM patients of Vihandeang hospital.  Data were collected from medical records and electronic medical files during October 2006 - September 2007. A total of 915 cases was recruited.

The study revealed that out of 915 cases, 219 were males (24%) and 696 were females (76%). The complications frequently reported were diabetic nephropathy (21.2%), diabetic retinopathy (20.11%), diabetic neuropathy (8.74%), diabetic with heart disease and stroke (6.12%). Co-morbidity in patients with DM found in this study were hypertension (74.3%) and dyslipidemia (15.85%)