A study was carried out, in order to assess the risk factors associated with type-II diabetes mellitus in males (Age≥40
years) in district Mardan. Four hundred cases and controls (Each 200) were selected from 10 union councils (7 rural and
3 urban) by a systematic sampling method. In order to select cases and controls, all were interviewed for medical history,
on fulfillment of which, cases and controls were separately included for study. In anthropometry, weight, and height were
taken for Body Mass Index while waist and hip circumference were taken for waist-to-hip ratio. Fasting blood sugar of cases
and controls was determined with the glucometer. Cases and controls were interviewed with Food frequency questionnaire
and other questionnaires in order to assess the demographic and socioeconomic characters of the families. The results
disclosed that most of the cases had family history of diabetes. In addition to that, cases were also found to have higher
(p<0.05) average weight, height and body mass index, and fasting blood sugar level to those of controls. These results also
revealed that there was a distinguished (p<0.05) association between dairy and fruit with the health status and about 1/3rd
of both cases and controls had satisfactory consumption of dairy and fruit only. A significant link was found among family
size, exercise, type of exercise, duration of exercise, watching television, duration of watching television and the status of
disease. The study revealed that a combination of anthropometric, dietary and demographic variables were associated with
type-II diabetes mellitus in male adult population of district Mardan.
Risk Factors Associated With Type-II Diabetes Mellitus in Male Adults in District
Mardan