The Changing Trends in the Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among the Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background- Diabetes mellitus is global health problem & prevalence is increasing worldwide. In recent years, age of onset of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is decreased which has been seen in several studies. Thus, prevalence of T2DM among young population has increased. In India, there are less studies regarding age of onset of T2DM.In our study we studied age of onset of T2DM and its correlation with present age of persons with T2DM.Materials and Methods- All the persons with T2DM who visited our hospital satisfying inclusion criteria were enrolled after taking proper consent. Total 1000 individuals where included, age of onset of T2DM was noted and correlated with various epidemiological variables.Results- Among 1000 cases, 43.8% were males, while 56.2% females with mean age of onset of T2DM 47.61±9.54 years. In our study, 244 cases (24.4%) have self-reported age of onset ≤40 years of T2DM of which 172 cases (70.5%) are ≤40 years at present. The total cases of self-reported age of onset ≤40 years of T2DM were 244 (24.4%) ; among them, 68 cases (27.86%) had Hypertension, 198 cases (81.14%) 2 had Body mass index >23 kg/m , 207 cases (84.83%) had family history of T2DM and 169 cases (69.26%) were engaged in physical activity <150 min/week.Conclusions- The prevalence of T2DM has increased drastically in recent past. The various risk factors play a significant role throughout the spectrum of all ages of onset of T2DM and must be addressed to delay the onset of T2DM.