1Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar
2Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar
3Department of Physiotherapy, Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health, Makassar
4Department of Nutrition, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Tamalanrea, Makassar
5Palangka Raya Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health, Palangka Raya
Indonesia is a developing country with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Lifestyle behaviours related to type 2 DM cases and studies about its risk factors in Indonesia remain limited. This study aimed to identify the risk factors of type 2 DM in South Sulawesi.
A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst patients undergoing treatment at a centre hospital in south Sulawesi from 2014 to 2016. Data were extracted from medical records. A logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors of type 2 DM.
A total of 1500 patients were included in the analysis. A total of 288 (19.2%) participants had type 2 DM. In the multivariate analysis, we identified exercise (OR 1.84; 95% CI 1.23–2.77; p=0.0030), stress (OR 2.27; 95% CI 1.44–3.57; p=0.0010), total cholesterol level (OR 2.53; 95%CI 1.80–3.56; p=0.0001), hypertension (OR 1.58; 95%CI 1.18–2.14; p=0.0020), education level (OR 0.66; 95%CI 0.51–0.87;
The prevalence of type 2 DM in South Sulawesi remains high. Exercise, stress, cholesterol level, hypertension, education level and age were factors that significantly increased the risk of type 2 DM. Health behaviours and knowledge are recommended to prevent the risk of type 2 DM.
Risk factors of type 2 DM, Indonesia
