Prevalence and factors associated with cognitive impairment among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study in medical college hospitals of South India
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Abstract
Background
The increased prevalence of diabetes is of a major concern in the background of a developing country like India with tremendous population. Diabetes Mellitus type 2 leads to complications if not diagnosed early and started on treatment. Adding to this, persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are also vulnerable to develop cognitive impairment and affects many cognitive domains. Therefore, recognition of cognitive disorders among diabetic persons with T2DM are important.
Method
ology: This is a cross sectional study done in persons with T2DM attending two tertiary care teaching hospitals. There were a total of 108 study participants aged ≥18 years and the study was done for one month. Cognitive screening was carried out using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and a score of ≥26 out of 30 was considered as normal cognitive function.
Results
It was observed that 45 (41.70 %) of the participants had cognitive impairment and it was found to be higher among persons aged ≥60 years, 27 (75.0 %) when compared to age <60 years, 36 (50.0 %). This association was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.02). Of the 58 participants who had diabetes for >7years, 41 (70.70 %), had cognitive impairment while 17 (29.30 %) did not have (p < 0.01). Cognitive impairment was found to be significantly higher among participants with hypertension (74.20 %) when compared to those without hypertension (59.70 %).
Conclusion
Prevalence of cognitive impairment in persons with T2DM was found out to be 58.30 %. Duration of diabetes ≥7 years was found to be the significant factor associated with cognitive impairment in our research.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.