Metabolic Control And Care Assessment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes In Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari Province 2008

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality affecting millions of people worldwide, making metabolic control & care assessment in these diabetics very important. The aim of this study was to identify and determine metabolic control rate and care assessment among type 2 diabetics in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari Province. In this 2008 Analytic- Descriptive (Cross-sectional) study, 256 patients with diabetes type 2 were selected by a two stage random sampling data were analysed by Software SPSS 13. Mean age of patients was 54.8±8.6 years and their mean duration of disease was 7.4 ± 5.8 years. Extent of achievement of aims in control and care of metabolic care and assessment among patients was 1.2% 73.6%, 37%, 39.4%, 79.9%, 61.4%, 35.4%, 62.6% and 37.7% in Hba1c, cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, HDL in men, HDL in women, LDL and BMI, respectively. Hypertension, HbA1c, BMI and triglyceride levels were inappropriately controlled, requiring intervention planning and implemention for control of these factors in this province.