A review of sociological factors associated with diabetes mellitus

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dc.contributor.authorAzuamah, Y. C.
dc.contributor.authorImaseun, A. F.
dc.contributor.authorOnoseta, O. H.
dc.contributor.authorOnuoha, P. C.
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-02T10:52:20Z
dc.date.available2026-06-02T10:52:20Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-30
dc.descriptionThis article is on Diabetes Milletus
dc.description.abstractDiabetes Mellitus is not a single disease entity but rather a group of metabolic disorders sharing the common underlying feature of hyperglycemia. This review paper takes a look at the major sociological factors associated with increased blood glucose levels and its control. Among these factors include the socioeconomic status of individuals, their ethnicity, sex and religion. Other sociological factors mentioned in this paper are people’s lifestyle, obesity, consumption of alcohol, genetics, marital status, health education and age. Genetics is known to be a major factor in diabetes mellitus as many people with diabetes mellitus tend to have family members especially parents and siblings with the disorder. Socioeconomic status also plays a major role as people in the lower socioeconomic status tend to have diabetes more than those in the higher socioeconomic status. Age is also known to be a factor in Type 2 Diabetes as most people with this type of diabetes tend to show symptoms from the age of 40 and above. Other sociological factors mentioned are discussed in detail
dc.identifier.citationAzuamah, Y. C., Imaseun, A. F., Onoseta, O. H. & Onuoha, P. C. (2013). A review of sociological factors associated with diabetes mellitus. The International Journal of Social Sciences, 11(1), 131-137
dc.identifier.issn2305 4557
dc.identifier.uriwww.tijoss.com
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2797
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTIJOSS & ARF
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectDiabetes Mellitus
dc.subjecthyperglycemia
dc.subjectsociological factors
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.subjectsex
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectlifestyle
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectalcohol consumption
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectmarital status
dc.subjecthealth education
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes
dc.subjectDepartment of Optometry
dc.titleA review of sociological factors associated with diabetes mellitus
dc.typeArticle

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