Gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospital

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a diverse group of metabolic conditions marked by elevated blood sugar levels, with type 2 DM specifically involving insulin resistance where cells fail to respond effectively to insulin. The objective of the study was to evaluate gender differences among...

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Main Authors: Verma K, Karnam N, Haritha M, Manchi RK, Sangeeta BSR
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Published: KIMS Foundation and Research Center 2025-03-01
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description Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a diverse group of metabolic conditions marked by elevated blood sugar levels, with type 2 DM specifically involving insulin resistance where cells fail to respond effectively to insulin. The objective of the study was to evaluate gender differences among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients based on body mass index (BMI), clinical presentation and glycemic parameters. Methodology: This prospective, cross-sectional, study comprised 100 newly diagnosed T2DM patients attending Department of General Medicine. The patients were included in the study after obtaining institutional ethics approval and informed consent as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patient demographics and glycemic parameters like fasting blood sugars, post-prandial blood sugars, HBA1c, C-peptide, and fasting insulin were obtained and analyzed. Results: Among 100 T2DM patients, 25 were female and 75 were male patients. More T2DM female patients were in age range of 41-50 years followed by 51-60, and this was comparable with age ranges of male patients. Burning sensation in legs was comparable between the gender. Majority of female patients had BMI more 30 kg/m2 and majority of male had normal BMI. The glycemic parameter was comparable between both genders. Conclusion: This study results demonstrated the gender differences among the T2DM patients which was significant with BMI and, among other parameter comparable which may require large sample size to confirm the differences.
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spelling doaj-art-becadb7fc66c4e6cb2e08558d0178b372025-08-20T02:08:24ZengKIMS Foundation and Research CenterJournal of Medical and Scientific Research2321-13262394-112X2025-03-01131565810.17727/JMSR.2024/13-10Gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospitalVerma K0Karnam N1Haritha M2Manchi RK3Sangeeta BSR4Department of Pharmacology, T.S. Misra Medical College, T.S. Mishra University, Anora, Lucknow 226009, India Department of Pharmacology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Affiliated to Sri Venkateswaraa University, Red hills, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600067, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Narayana Medical College, Chintareddy Palam, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003, India Department of Pharmacology, T.S. Misra Medical College, T.S. Mishra University, Anora, Lucknow 226009, India Symbiosis College of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Symbiosis International University, Pune 412115, India Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a diverse group of metabolic conditions marked by elevated blood sugar levels, with type 2 DM specifically involving insulin resistance where cells fail to respond effectively to insulin. The objective of the study was to evaluate gender differences among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients based on body mass index (BMI), clinical presentation and glycemic parameters. Methodology: This prospective, cross-sectional, study comprised 100 newly diagnosed T2DM patients attending Department of General Medicine. The patients were included in the study after obtaining institutional ethics approval and informed consent as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patient demographics and glycemic parameters like fasting blood sugars, post-prandial blood sugars, HBA1c, C-peptide, and fasting insulin were obtained and analyzed. Results: Among 100 T2DM patients, 25 were female and 75 were male patients. More T2DM female patients were in age range of 41-50 years followed by 51-60, and this was comparable with age ranges of male patients. Burning sensation in legs was comparable between the gender. Majority of female patients had BMI more 30 kg/m2 and majority of male had normal BMI. The glycemic parameter was comparable between both genders. Conclusion: This study results demonstrated the gender differences among the T2DM patients which was significant with BMI and, among other parameter comparable which may require large sample size to confirm the differences. https://jmsronline.com/archive-article/Gender-newlydiagnosed-type-2-diabetes-mellitusdiabetes mellitusclinical characterizationincidence
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Journal of Medical and Scientific Research
diabetes mellitus
clinical characterization
incidence
title Gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospital
title_full Gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospital
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title_short Gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospital
title_sort gender differences among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary care hospital
topic diabetes mellitus
clinical characterization
incidence
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