Assessment of diabetes: prevalence and prediction of risk development in a manufacturing industry in owerri, nigeria

The study investigated the risk of developing type-2 diabetes over the next 5 years amongst company workers. The Australian diabetic risk assessment tool was adopted for the study. A stratified random method was used to obtain a representative sample based on inclusion criterion. A total of 107 workers were physically and anthropometrically assessed with respect to blood pressure, fast blood sugar, waist circumference, weight, height and body mass index. Data on sex, age, etc were equally obtained. The prevalence of diabetes among the respondents was found to be 7.5%. It was found that 8 workers have 33.3% chance of developing diabetes in 5 years time. The high prevalence of diabetes and high risk stratification of developing diabetes among manufacturing industry workers demonstrates that diabetes mellitus is a major occupational health challenge.