A STUDY TO DETERMINE PREVELANCE OF TYPE-II DIABETES MELLITUS (T2DM) AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PATIENTS' FAMILY HISTORY

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Type-2 diabetes and its association with family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: The study was conducted in medical department Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi for Six-month duration from September 2018 to March 2019. Methodology: The total patients included 175 male subjects having 35 to 60 years of age. They were divided into 2 groups. Group A (Patients); type 2 diabetic were included in Group B (Controls); Seventy-five non-diabetic included. Type 2 diabetic patients were selected randomly from the Diabetic clinic. Non-diabetic subjects were selected twice according to date and fasting glucose samples. Date received after informed consent. Physical examination was performed and the questionnaire was completed. With SPSS version 17 data was analyzed. Results: 72 patients (72%) of 100 subjects with type II diabetes had family history of T2DM and 28 (28%) patients had refused family history of T2DM. 75 non-diabetic subjects, 20 (26%) family history of diabetes, and 55 (74%) occurred, type 2 diabetes, family history rejected (p = 0.007) in the family with T2DM. Conclusion: The family history of T2DM is important risk factor for the emergence of the disease an independently. Key Words: Diabetes mellitus type 2, Family history, frequency