Prevalence of Dysglycemia Among Asymptomatic Young Adults in North Kerala
Journal Title: BMH Medical Journal - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Diabetes is the commonest endocrinopathy world wide. Its prevalence and incidence is high and increasing world over. The knowledge of prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes is lacking and is variably reported from various parts of the world. Methods: This study looks into the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in an urban population attending a tertiary care centre for health check up in the highly literate State of Kerala. Results: Impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes was seen in 20% of the cases. Conclusion: The high prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes found in this study raises a red flag on indices of health and press an urgent public health action to prevent and control this epidemic.
Authors and Affiliations
Neeraj Manikath, Suresh Kumar SK, Sajeethkumar KG, Kripal MK, Sindhu PK
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