A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on the Prevalence and Profile of Anemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Jaipur

Abstract

AIM

This study aims to study the anemia profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Jaipur's tertiary care teaching hospital.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study involved 210 type 2 diabetes patients. The study was a prospective, cross-sectional observational study on type 2 DM. All the necessary data were collected through a data collection form and analyzed in SPSS v.27 (IBM). P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

RESULTS

The study was carried out over six months among JNUIMSRC patients and patients. The patients were evaluated for demographic information, laboratory factors, and diabetes mellitus complications, as shown in the table. A total of 210 individuals were investigated, with (49%) male and (51%) female. Diabetes mellitus has become more common as people get older. Diabetes affects 4(6.55%) of people between the ages of 15 and 30 and 26(42.62%) of people over the age of >62 years. The most common type of anemia observed was normocytic. The total number of anemic patients observed was 79.52%. It was observed in this study that the prevalence of anemia was more common in the socioeconomic upper lower (IV) class and was statistically significant (0.014).

CONCLUSION

The study found a higher prevalence of anemia, especially in females, with normocytic anemia being most common. Anemia increased with age, particularly in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Socioeconomic factors also played a role, with the upper-lower class showing the highest prevalence. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions based on gender, age, and socioeconomic status.