The Correlation between History of Giving Birth to a Macrosomic Babywith Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Incidence inElderly Womenin Padang Bulan Health Facility Working Area,Medan Baru Sub-District, 2017
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is in the 6th rank of death causes globally. Patients with diabetes mellitus increased from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Half of new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus occur in the age group of 55 years or more and most die before they are 70 years old.Its prevalence in Indonesia increases from 1.1% in 2007 to be 2.1% in 2013. It is 2.3% in North Sumatera Province and Medan has the second highest rate of Diabetes Mellitus prevalence with 2.7%. This study aims to discover the correlation between history of giving birth to a macrosomic baby with type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in elderly women in Padang Bulan Health Facility working area, Medan Baru Sub-District, 2017.This is an observational analytical research which used case control design. The study population was all elderly women aged 60-70 years with a sample of 120 respondents consisting of 60 cases and 60 controls.Sampling technique using purposive sampling. Method o collecting data with questionnaires. The data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate using simple logistic regression. The result of the research showed that there was a relationship between history of giving birth to a macrosomic baby (p= 0,002; OR=3,237; 95% CI 1,52-6,85) with type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in elderly women. It was concluded that elderly women who had a history of having given birth to a macrosomic baby were 3 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with those who did not have a history of giving birth to macrosomic infants.
Authors and Affiliations
Ronika Sipayung, Fazidah Aguslina Siregar, Nurmaini .
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