Diabetes mellitus in perimenopausal with family history of women in an urban slum of Mumbai
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
This study has been undertaken to find association between family history of diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus in perimenopausal women in an urban slum of Mumbai. The cross-sectional community-based descriptive epidemiological study was conducted in slum area during the period of January 2012 to June 2013. 50.8% diabetic subjects and 33.7% non-diabetic subjects gave positive family history. There was significant statistical association between family history of diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus among perimenopausal women in an urban slum.
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Kirti Vinayak Kinge, Anita G Shenoy, S R Suryawanshi
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