Pre-Diabetes - Prevalence and Co-Variates in Rural Delhi
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Research in Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Pre-diabetes is a continuum of condition where blood sugar levels lies in a range lesser than that of overt diabetes mellitus but higher than normal range. This study was done to find prevalence of pre-diabetes and its relationship with socio-demographic factors and other behavioural and metabolic risk factors of non communicable diseases in rural areas of Delhi. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in two rural areas in Delhi among 959 subjects aged above 18 years. WHO STEPS approach was used to collect data about socio demographic details. Blood pressure, Body mass index, blood sugar and lipid profile were measured. The overall prevalence of pre diabetes was 3.3%. There was significant difference (p<0.05) in prevalence of pre diabetes in individuals more than 35 years (5.0%) than less than 35 years (1.1%). The proportion of subjects with hypercholesterolemia and raised triglycerides having pre-diabetes were significantly higher than those having normal cholesterol and triglycerides levels (p<0.05)
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Neeru Gupta, Jugal Kishore, Charu Kohli, Neeta Kumar
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