Prevalence and determinants of diabetes mellitus in the Indian industrial population

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dc.contributor.authorAjay, VS
dc.contributor.authorPrabhakaran, D
dc.contributor.authorJeemon, P
dc.contributor.authorThankappan, KR
dc.contributor.authorMohan, V
dc.contributor.authorRamakrishnan, L
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, P
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, FU
dc.contributor.authorMohan, BVM
dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, R
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, R
dc.contributor.authorReddy, KS
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T07:46:43Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T07:46:43Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractAIM: To highlight the regional difference in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and to explore determinants in variability in the Indian industrial population. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among the employees and their family members (10 930 individuals, mean age 39.6 years, 6764 male) of eleven medium-to-large industries from diverse sites in India, using a stratified random sampling technique. Information on behavioural, clinical and biochemical risk factors of DM was obtained, through standardized instruments. DM was diagnosed when fasting blood glucose was > or = 7.0 mmol/l and/or individuals took drug treatment for DM. Multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify the potential predictors of DM. RESULT: In the 20 to 69-year-old age group, the crude prevalence of DM and impaired fasting glucose was 10.1 and 5.3%, respectively. Urban sites had a higher prevalence and awareness of DM status. Individuals in the lower education group had a high prevalence of DM (11.6%). In diabetic subjects, 38.4% were unaware that they had diabetes. Waist-circumference-to-height ratio had a higher DM predictive power than waist circumference and body mass index. The risk factors associated with overall prevalence of DM were: age, sex, low-education level, family history of DM, hypertension and overweight/obesity. Interaction of risk factors was observed only in urban high-prevalence sites. CONCLUSION: There are wide regional variations in the prevalence of DM in India. The high burden of undetected diabetes, even in settings with universal access to on-site health care, highlights the need for innovative prevention and control strategies.
dc.identifier.citationDiabet Med. 25;10;1187-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02554.x.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046197
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/2571
dc.publisherDiabetic Medicine
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.titlePrevalence and determinants of diabetes mellitus in the Indian industrial population
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