Assess the prevalence and compare the risk factors of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among alcoholic and non alcoholic males residing at Medavakkam, Chennai.

The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing all over the globe at an alarming rate over the past 30 years. Several factors increase the risk of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, including being overweight, family history of diabetes and a number of lifestyle factors including diet, habits, and lack of physical activity. There is a growing consensus that alcohol consumption as an influencing factor for Type II Diabetes Mellitus. The statement of the problem was assess the prevalence and compare the risk factors of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among alcoholic and non alcoholic males residing at Medavakkam, Chennai and the objectives of the study was to assess the prevalence of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among males, to compare the risk factors of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among alcoholic and non alcoholic males and to associate the selected demographic variables with the risk factors of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among alcoholic and non alcoholic males . Non experimental exploratory design was used by simple random sampling using lottery method. The study was conducted in Medavakkam rural area, Chennai with the sample size of 100 males with known diabetes (50 alcoholic males and 50 non alcoholic males) were selected as study subjects by simple random sampling. The tool used for the study includes structured interview schedule and was developed based on the objectives of the study. The obtained data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, standard deviation, independent t – test, and chi square test. The findings of the study showed that prevalence of Type II Diabetes Mellitus among the males is 13.36% with the confidence interval of 95% and comparison of risk factors like lifestyle factors, dietary pattern, stress factors (p=0.001) of alcoholic and non alcoholic males were highly significant. It reveals that both alcoholic and non alcoholic males must be more aware of their risk factors associated with Type II Diabetes Mellitus to promote their health and prevent themselves from disease. Alcoholism is one of the factors for the cause of Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Among the alcoholic and non alcoholic males level of stress and history of hypertension are at greater significance in the alcoholic males with the history of Type II Diabetes Mellitus