Relationship between the characteristics of respondent with fasting blood glucose levels in patients’ diabetes mellitus type 2

Abstract

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder which is marked by an increase in fasting blood glucose level caused by the demage to the function of pancreas influenced by factors of age, sex, and education. Purpose: To examine relationship between characteristics (age, sex and education) of respondent with fasting blood glucose level in patients diabetes mellitus type 2 in Purwosari public health center Surakarta. Method: This research type and design used is quantitative research, analytic observational research methods with cross sectional research approach. The sample in this research is 92 people with technique purposive sampling. Data collection using questionnaire’s characteristic responden and fasting blood glucose levels with glucometer. The study was conducted in January – February 2020 at Purwosari public health center Surakarta. Data analysis using Chi square test with signicance < 0.05. Result: The majority of respondets have hyperglicemia of 57 people with age range 65 – 79 years, female, level of education is high school. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship of age (p value = 0,006) with fasting blood glucose; sex (p value = 0,017) with fasting blood glucose; education (p value = 0,030) with fasting blood glucose.