NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF DIABETIC PATIENTS IN DINAJPUR DISTRICT, BANGLADESH

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess nutritional status and food consumption pattern of diabetic patients in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. A total 128 diabetic patients (male 77 and female 51) and ages between 20 to 69 years of age from Dinajpur Diabetes O Swasthoseba Hospital in Dinajpur, Bangladesh were selected for the study. Participants completed a set of questionnaire containing 24 hour diet recalls. Weight and height of participants were used to calculate their individual Body Mass Index (BMI). From the study it was found that majority of the participants had normal weight and a least number were obese. In specific, 9.38% patients were underweight, 60.16% were normal, 23.44% were overweight and 7.03% were obese. The mean energy intakes of male patients were higher (1782.305 kcal) compared to female patients (1573.333 kcal). Only 53.13% of the patients fulfill their energy requirement. 45.31% of the patients took five meals per day which fulfilled their requirements but the rest of the participants took fewer meals. Consumption of carbohydrate (male 326.62 gm and female 291.61 gm) was higher than protein (male 82.35 gm and female 71.54 gm) and fat (male 36.56 gm and female 30.96 gm). Blood glucose level was higher in both conditions, during fasting (male 9.81 mg/dl and female 9.81 mg/dl) and after two hours of breakfast (male 17.09 mg/dl and female 15.69 mg/dl). There was a strong significance between education level and nutritional knowledge (p<0.0297) as well as nutritional knowledge and nutritional status (p<0.0293) of the participants.