ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN H.ADAM MALIK HOSPITAL AND DR.PIRNGADI HOSPITAL MEDAN, INDONESIA

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Senin, 11 September 2017 11:01 | Sudah dibaca 940 kali

The case control study was conducted in patients in orthopedics division Department of Surgery Adam Malik Hospital and Dr.Pirngadi Hospital in Medan. 51 cases and 51 control randomly chosen using secondary data from medical records in period January 2015 until December 2015. The mean age of the patients was 55,15 ±8,78 years old with a majority of female as many as 69 patients (68,1%). The patients had mean blood glucose level as 195±83,4. The bivariate analysis between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) to get the Odd Ratio is OR 3,957 (IK 95% 1,691-9,259). There is a significant relationship between knee OA with DM type 2 (p=0,002).Type 2 DM increases the risk three times to the occurrence of knee OA with an OR of 3,957 (IK 95% 1,691-9,259)

Kata Kunci: knee osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus type 2, blood glucose level