FACTOR ANALYSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS WITH CO-EXISTING HYPERTENSION: A
POPULATION-BASED STUDY FROM NORTH INDIA
Abstract
Introduction: The factorial analysis of different variables like length
of stay, the overall cost of the treatment, cost of medical supplies and
equipment, cost of diagnostic tests, cost of the drug, lipid profile,
glycaemic profile, and hypertensive profile investigations on admission
is performed. Methods: In a prospective observational study, all the
patients who referred to the medicine department of the three different
hospitals located in Moga, City Punjab, and those who were hospitalized
due to diabetes mellitus (type-I and type-II with co-existing
hypertension were asked to participate in the study. Results: The
patients’ mean age was found to be M = [53.85], SD = [11.54]
years. Out of 1914 patients, 914 were male (47.8%), followed by female
1000 (53.65%). The factorability of the 16 items was examined. It was
observed that 14 variables are loaded onto Factor 1. It was found that
14 variables all relate to the length of stay, cost of treatment, and
other lab investigations vice versa. Three variables, BPD, FBS, RBS,
load onto a second factor related to each other. Discussion: This study
explored the positive correlation between blood glucose profile fasting
blood sugar, random blood sugar, and HbA1c, with systolic blood
pressure, diastolic blood pressure. The patients’ lipid profile includes
cholesterol level of the patients, low-density lipoproteins,
triglycerides, very-low-density lipoproteins with a length of stay, cost
of drugs used, cost of the diagnostic test, and medical supplies of the
patients. Conclusion: The factorial analysis revealed that length of
hospital stay is positively correlated with overall all cost of the
treatment, CMS: Cost of medical supplies and equipment’s (INR), CT: Cost
of diagnostic tests (INR), CHO, LDL, TG, VLDL creatinine level, BPS,
BPD, FBS, RBS and HbA1c of the patients except CD: Cost of the drug
(INR).