Prevalence of chronic complications of diabete and its related factors in referred type 2 diabetes patients in Freydonkenar diabetes center

Introduction & Aims:
Diabetes is one of the most common glandular diseases in the world. Patient with diabetes are more than other individuals with
eye problems, nervous, cardiovascular, renal insufficiency. According to the importance of the subject and high prevalence of
diabetes and its complications, the current study was designed and done with the aim of determinants of Prevalence of chronic
complications of type 2 diabetes and its related factors in referred diabetes patients to Freydonkenar diabetes center.
Methods:
This is a descriptive-analytical study that was done in referred diabetes patients with type 2 diabetes to Freydonkenar diabetes
center and 400 records of patient were selected via randomly method. The research instrument was a self-made check-list
including demographic characteristics and diabetes complications. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS18 and
Chi-squared & t test.
Results:
from 400 Records of patients, 77 patients were (19/3%) males and 323 (80/8%) female.90.5% of the patient suffers from
chronic complications of diabetes. 65.8% suffer from neuropathy, 26.8% eye complications, 14.5% renal complications and
38.8 cardiovascular complications and 50.5% other complications.
Conclusion:
The results showed Prevalence of diabetes complications is high. so we recommended appropriate intervention such as
educational intervention for promoting knowledge of the patients and screening for preventing complications of the disease.

*Corresponding Author:
Moghadam Zahra, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran.
Email:moghaddam_79@yahoo.com