PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS RELATED TO DIABETES MELLITUS AND ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ADULTS

Background: Diabetes poses risk to world health. Global health is threatened and burdened by diabetes mellitus , particularly in less developed nations. Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors related to diabetes mellitus and assessment of quality of life among adults. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical study involving 246 participants from the general population of age 21 to 60 was carried out. Questionnaires were used to collect data. People who were fully conscious were included while people with cognitive challenges and incapacitating diseases were excluded. Results:158 of the 246 enrolled people were female, and 88 were male. The population's age distribution had a mean and standard deviation of 2.73± 1.13. 73.9% of people were urban, 60% were married, and 52% were literate. Prevalence of newly diagnosed diabetes was 64.2%, and females between ages of 51 and 60 had a greater prevalence. The findings demonstrated that obesity (33.7%), family history of diabetes (56%), a sleep pattern of less than six hours per night, and a lack of physical activity (59%) were all associated with higher prevalence of diabetes. 58% of people reported feeling stress, and 55% reported having hypertension. With the exception of the health change category, older diabetic individuals' quality of life was generally good. Conclusion: Females were shown to have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, especially when they were older, obese, inactive, had a family history of the disease, and had sleep schedules of