1. A Study of Epidemiological and Anthropometric Predictors of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
- Author
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Sukla, Pradeep, Dev Sharma, Karun, Komal Jena, Sipra, and Prasad, Durga
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TYPE 2 diabetes ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,RURAL health ,ANTHROPOMETRY ,BODY mass index ,BLOOD pressure ,DISEASE prevalence - Abstract
Back ground: A study in rural coastal Andhra Pradesh. Objective: - To study the prevalence, epidemiological and anthropometric determinants associated with Type - 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM). Material & Method - A population-based cross- sectional study. Results: - Out of 204 study subjects, 111 were females and 93 males. The prevalence of type-2 DM, pre diabetes and non diabetes was 9.8 %; 10.3 %, and 79.9 % respectively. Difference between mean fasting blood glucose and mean post- load blood glucose among diabetics and non-diabetics was found to be highly significant. (p < 0.01). The mean differences in systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure (BP) of diabetics and non-diabetics were shown to be statistically significant. The mean difference in body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio (WHR) values among diabetics and nondiabetics, diabetics and pre-diabetics were statistically significant. Conclusion: BMI, level of BP and WHR are significant determinants of Type 2 diabetes in rural population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012