A study on assessment of risk of developing diabetes using IDRS (Indian Diabetes Risk Score) in the urban area of Jamnagar city
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
Diabetes as a non communicable disease is significant public health problem the prevalence rate all the world over is raising. Unfortunately more than 50% of the diabetic subjects in India remain unaware of their diabetes status, which adds to the disease burden. This underscores the need for mass awareness and screening programmes to identify and overcome the burden due to diabetes in India. Therefore present study was carried out with an aim to assess the risk of diabetes among undiagnosed individuals using IDRS (Indian Diabetes Risk Score). Present study was a cross sectional study. Pre-tested semi structured questionnaire based on IDRS was used in this study. The study was conducted on 500 individuals residing in urban area of Jamnagar city. In the present study, it was found that out of total 500 study subjects, 334 (66.8%) were in moderate risk category, 114 (22.8%) were in high risk category and 52 (10.4%) were in low risk category. It may be concluded that it is essential to implement the simple IDRS tool in the community for mass screening so that proper intervention can be carried out earliest to reduce the burden of diabetes. Keywords: IDRS, Diabetes, Urban area.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Suraj A Khandhedia, Dr. Arunkumar I Chaudhary, Dr. Sumit Unadkat, Dr. Dipesh Parmar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP374009
- DOI -
- Views 56
- Downloads 0
Effect of Educational Program on Knowledge of Antenatal and Post Natal Women on Breast Feeding
Though breast milk is the best nutrition for the new borns, because of lot of misconception mothers resort to alternate feeding which needs to be addressed to assess the perception of mothers on breast feeding before and...
Concentration of Thiocyanate in the Green and Dry Leaves of the Red and Brown Finger Millet from Baringo County of Kenya
Abstract: Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) crop contains cyanogenic glycosides, which can be readily converted to thiocyanate by glycosidases, and sulfur transferase enzymes present in the plant and transferred in the a...
Assessment of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas by Color Doppler Transthoracic Echocardiography: Report of 8 Cases
Abstract: Coronary angiography is the ideal tool for imaging the coronary anomaly, but the relation of coronary artery fistulas to other structures, and their origin and course, may not be sensitive. We evaluated the abi...
A Study of the Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Tap Block Using 0.375% Ropivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
As important component of the pain experienced by patients after abdominal surgery derives from the abdominal wall incision so the TAP block, as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen, may result in improved analgesia an...
Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Diagnostic Enigma
Burning mouth syndromeis an idiopathic condition characterized by a chronic continuous burning sensation of intraoral soft tissues involving typically the tongue, with or without extension to the lips and oral mucosa. Th...