Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 8

Exercise, Stress, Cholesterol, and Hypertension as Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

  • Author:
  • R Amiruddin1,, Yurniati1, AA Arsunan1, A Wahyu2, M Awal3, E Sumantri4, I Annah5
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 1486 to 1491

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

*Corresponding author: Ridwan Amiruddin, E-mail: ridwan.amiruddin@gmail.com

Online published on 26 September, 2019.

Abstract

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; p=0.0030), and age (OR 1.02; 95%CI 1.01–1.03; p=0.0070) as significant risk factors for type 2 DM.

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.

Keywords

Risk factors of type 2 DM, Indonesia