ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR RISK FACTORS OF DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG DOCTORS IN URBAN AREA AT NORTH WEST RAJASTHAN: RISK FACTORS OF DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG DOCTORS

Objective: To determine prevalence of diabetes mellitus and association with risk factors among study population. Methods: This was a Cross sectional study including 297 Doctors with minimum qualification of MBBS/BDS, working in Govt. health care facilities of urban Bikaner, from Dec. 2019 to May 2020 at Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Results: Mean age of study population was 42.58 ± 9.21yr. we found that 10.78% current smoker, 9.18% consumed ≥6 drinks per occasion, 66% were consuming <5 fruit servings per day, 75% were consuming >5gm salt per day, 49.84% was physically inactive, 46.47% were overweight and 6.73% were obese, 14.14% had systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 15.82%. Diabetes mellitus was associated with age group, gender, alcohol use, overweight and obesity, raised blood pressure and raised total cholesterol. Conclusion: The prevalence of risk factors for lifestyle diseases was high among the health professionals. In this study, higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus was observed than the WHO estimated prevalence of DM for India. Modifiable associated risk factors were current tobacco use, current alcohol use, raised blood pressure, raised total cholesterol