Sanjay Byakodi¹, Amit Basannavar², Kavita Sharma³* , Juhi Puri³ , Premlesh k pal⁴ and Kishan dudhat⁵

¹Professor and HOD, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University's Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, India
²Associate Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University's Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, India
³Post Graduate, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University's Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, India
⁴Post graduate, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university's dental college and hospital, Sangli
⁵Post graduate, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university's dental college and hospital, Sangli

*Corresponding Author: Kavita Sharma, Post Graduate, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University's Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, India.

Received: March 07, 2022; Published: April 06, 2022

Abstract

Objective: Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension are familiar non communicable diseases. Despite the rising numbers of such affected patients, comprehensive prevalence data of these diseases is lacking. The focus of this study is to collect data on the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Sangli district of Maharashtra.

Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study that was conducted at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, between June 2014 to June 2015. 500 patients were enrolled in this study from all over Sangli district, ages between 40 to 60 years. Consent was taken from all the participants.

The data of Patient (medical history, sedentary lifestyle and laboratory values) were collected and analyzed accordingly.

Results: During June 2014 to June 2015, 500 eligible patients from Sangli were enrolled. As per clinical history 35 patients were hypertensive, 28 patients were Diabetic, 34 patients were suffering from hypertension and diabetes both. After evaluation we diagnosed new cases. 88 patients were found to be hypertensive, 64 diabetic and 18 patients were hypertensive as well as diabetic. Total 53.4% were diseased.

Conclusion: There is lack of awareness about hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Sangli district. The government of Maharashtra has to take adequate awareness health check up camps at Sangli district to educate the population and control the diseases.

Keywords: Hypertension; Diabetes Mellitus; Sangli

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Citation: Kavita Sharma., et al. “A Case Study for Prevalence of Non-communicable Disease in Sangli District - Hypertension and Diabetes". Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 3.5 (2022): 11-14.

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