Case Study on Diabetes Mellitus Morbidity Pattern of Elderly Population
Keywords:
Analysis of Variance, Health Related Quality of Life, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, International Classification of Disease, Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Quality of Life, and Body Mass Index.Abstract
Cross-sectional study undertaken in the meadow repetition area of the RHC, Poonjeri, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu
between June 2015 – September 2016. 337 persons aged 60 years and over were particular by multi stage random sample.
Data was composed by family to family survey using a pre tested structured questionnaire. Quality of life was evaluated
using WHO-QOL BREF. Chi square, ANOVA were used. This research work focuses to determine based on diabetes
mellitus morbidity pattern of elderly population in a rural area of Tamil Nadu.