Diabetes and Hypertension Situation among People Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension in the Samnak Takro Sub-district, Thepharak District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province in 2007

Abstract

The study was descriptive study. The target group was people who were 25 years and over. The domicile was in Samnak Takro Sub-district, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. During February 2007, there were 4,144 persons of which 2,904 persons (70.1%) had come to be examined for Diabetes and Hypertension. The results showed that there were 132 persons (4.54%) who had the BMI (Body Mass Index) more than 27 meaning that they were fat, 120 persons (4.13%) were direct relative of Diabetic patients, 124 persons (4.26%) were direct relative of Hypertensive patients, 11 persons (0.37%) were direct relative of both Diabetic and Hypertensive patients and 371 persons (12.78%) were at risk of Diabetes. The results of vascular strength showed that 893 persons (37.75%) had good vascular strength, 1,790 persons (61.64%) had strong vascular strength, 170 persons (5.85%) had fair vascular strength and 51 persons (1.76%) had poor vascular strength. Besides, 32 person (1.1%) who came to be examined had sugar in urine. Eventually, this group of people had their blood sugar checked and found that 32 persons had their fasting blood sugar higher than 126 mg./decilitre of which 13 had been registered as the new diabetic patients. The results of hypertension screening found that 97 persons (3.34%) who had the blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm. mercury had been registered as the new hypertension patients.