Background: Diabetes ranks 8th among the Top 10 causes of mortality in the Philippines. Development of complications add to the burden of the disease. The passage of the Universal Health Care Law ensures all Filipinos access to comprehensive set of quality and preventive services without causing financial hardships Objective: To determine the clinical and demographic profile associated with prevalent complications among newly diagnosed T2DM seen at the outpatient setting of a tertiary DOH hospital Methods: A retrospective/cross – sectional study of newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 from May 2018 – April 2019 using their charts through random sampling was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, iIndependent Sample T-test and Fisher’s Exact/Chi-square test for the difference of mean and frequency, respectively, and odds ratio from binary logistic regression for significant predictors of complications Results: Of the 116 newly diagnosed T2DM patients. 88 had complications and 28 patients had no complications. Majority of patients were 60-69 years old (40.52%), with SBP range of 140-150 mmHg (44.83%), FBS of >7.5mmHg (43.97%). Values for BUN and Creatinine between the two groups were significantly different. Most frequent complication was hypertension (54.87%). For every 10-year increase in age, the odds of having complications among newly diagnosed increased by 48%. For every 10 mmHg increase in SBP, the odds of having complications among newly diagnosed also increases by 75%.For every 0.5 mg/dl in FBS, the odds of having complications among newly diagnosed also increased by 91%.For every μmol/L in creatinine, the odds of having complications among newly diagnosed also increased 7.51 times Conclusion The most frequent complications among newly diagnosed T2DM were hypertension, microvascular, then macrovascular complications. The association between the profile and complication seen among newly diagnosed T2DM using odds ratio revealed predictors such as age, systolic blood pressure, FBS and creatinine.
Outpatients ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Family Practice