ปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อการป่วยด้วยโรคเรื้อรัง (FACTORS RELATED TO CHRONIC ILLNESS)

Abstract

This is a retrospective research aiming to examine the factors related to chronic sickness of the residents in Donchang Subdistrict, Muang District, Khon Kaen Province. The research subjects included the residents whose ages were over 20 years old, living in Don Chang Subdistrict. The subjects systematic random sampling were divided into two groups which were the study group, including chronically ill patients and the comparison group, other residents. The data was collected using an interview form. The relation between different factors and getting high blood pressure and diabetes was analyzed using multiple logistic regressions. Also, odd ratio and 95% confidence interval were used to present the relation value. 

The results of the study on different factors and getting high blood pressure and diabetes showed that the variables including gender, age, diet consumption, exercising, and physical movement could result in getting diabetes and  high blood pressure with statistical significance (p-value<0.05). However, body mass index and smoking were not statistically-significant variables to getting high blood pressure and diabetes (p-value<0.05). The analysis of the relation between different factors and getting high blood pressure and diabetes showed that female subjects had 1.6 times more risk in getting high blood pressure and diabetes than male subjects (95% CI : 1.21 – 2.19).  Moreover, the low level of proper diet consumption had 1.54 times more risk in getting high blood pressure and diabetes than the high level of proper diet consumption (95% CI : 1.15 – 2.06).