The Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Rajshahi Diabetes Association, Rajshahi, Bangladesh and Its Primary Prevention

Diabetes is a serious harmful disease. The purpose of this study is to find out the risk factors of Type 2 diabetic patients in . For this purpose, the data are collected from the diabetic patients of Rajshahi Diabetes Association, . To fulfill this objective, chi square test and logistic regression analysis have been used. It is found that diabetes affects more in the age 35 years and over which is 89.7% in which 68.3% have type 2 diabetes. Again, 79.3% of diabetic patients have type 2 diabetes in which females (43.7%) are more affected than males (35.7%). It has been found that age, controlling diabetic through exercise, controlling diabetic through taking medicine and living house of the respondents are significantly associated with the type 2 diabetes of diabetic patients. It is also identified from logistic model that respondent’s age, occupation, controlling diabetic through dieting, controlling diabetic through exercise, controlling diabetic through taking medicine, time spending in walking, calorie intake according to diabetic food table and living house of the respondents have statistically significant effect on type 2 diabetes.