Karakteristik faktor- faktor risiko terjadinya neuropati diabetik pada pasien diabetes melitus tipe 2 di RSI Siti Rahmah Padang Tahun 2019-2020

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication in patients with type 2 diabetes melitus. Type II diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by high blood sugar levels. Increased blood sugar levels for a long time will damage the peripheral nerve vessels and cause the process of sending signals between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system is disrupted. This disorder is known as diabetic neuropathy. Identification of risk factors can decrease the incidence of diabetic neuropathy Aims: to determine characteristic risk factors for diabetic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at RSI Siti Rahmah Padang in 2019-2020. Method: This research is an observational descriptive study with etrospective data collection methods.. The population is diabetes melitus type 2 patients with neuropathic complications at Siti Rahmah Padang Hospital in 2019-2020 who have complete medical records and no history of head trauma and stroke with a sample of 52 patients. Sampling from the medical record data of the Siti Rahmah Padang Hospital in 2019-2020.  Results: Univariate data analysis with SPSS version 16.0 program. The highest age was in the 56-65 year category ( late elderly group)  with 24 patients (46.2%), the highest gender was in the female with 36 patients (69.2%), Based on long suffering from diabetes most common is  ≥ 5 years, namely 28 patients ( 53,8%) and based on hypertension state most common is with hypertension, namely 27 patients (51,9%) .Conclusion: Identification of risk factors can decrease the incidence of diabetic neuropathy