Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan: current prevalence and future forecast. | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2016]

Author(s):

1. Sultan Ayoub Meo: Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

2. Inam Zia: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

3. Ishfaq A Bukhari: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

4. Shoukat Ali Arain: Department of Pathology, Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract:

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic health problem of all age groups, both gender, involves rural and urban areas and developing and developed countries globally. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan. Systematic bibliographic search of scientific databases including PubMed, ISI-web of science and Google Scholar was conducted with key words of "type 2 diabetes mellitus" "prevalence", "incidence", "occurrence". A total of 22 peer reviewed papers published in ISI and PubMed indexed journals were selected and examined. All the epidemiologic and experimental studies reporting the diabetes prevalence in Pakistan were included. Lastly, we analyzed 18 publications and remaining 04 papers were excluded. The current prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan is 11.77%. In males the prevalence is 11.20% and in females 9.19%. The mean prevalence in Sindh province is 16.2% in males and 11.70 % in females; in Punjab province it is 12.14% in males and 9.83% in females. In Baluchistan province 13.3% among males, 8.9% in females; while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) it is 9.2% in males and 11.60% in females. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban areas is 14.81% and 10.34% in rural areas of Pakistan. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan is11.77%. The prevalence is higher in males than females and more common in urban areas compared to the rural areas. Pakistan must include diabetes preventive measures in their national health policy to minimize the burden of the disease.

Page(s): 1637-1642

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Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 66, Issue: 12, Year: 2016

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