Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus types 1 and 2 in Erbil City and related factors

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of different types of Diabetes Mellitus; the data collected from 84 patients randomly in Layla Qasem Diabetic center in Erbil city to study some genetic factors on Diabetes Mellitus disease by depend on their ages, gender, family history, Blood group and albumin in urine. In case of age average of their age was 40% between 50_60 years old and by depending on their Gender, average of genders 70% was female and 30% male in type 2, while in type 1 40% female and 60% male. The relationship between their family strain 43% of them was positive in type 2DM, and 50% positive in type 1DM. Then we compared their blood group according to our results 39 % of them was O blood group,  and in case of albumin in their urine ,in type 2 DM 35% was 30mg/l ,37% was 10mg/l, 9% was 150mg/l, and  19% was 80 mg/l .also in type 1DM 43% was 10mg/l, 11% was 150mg/l, 33% was 30 mg/l, and  13% 80mg/l . We concluded that Diabetes Mellitus in our area is more common in female than male, the percentage of the diabetes increased with age and most diabetic patients have O blood Group.