Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Prevalence of Diabetes and Its Correlates in Urban Population

Dr. Sanjeeta Rani, Dr. Ruchi

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Objective The aim of this study is to see the overall prevalence of diabetes and stratified prevalence in urban area, To Identify the anthropometric, personal and behavioral correlates for diabetes along with OR (odd ratio), and to identify personal habits especially sedentary and physical activity correlates for diabetes along with OR (odd ratio). Methodology The cross–sectional study was carried out including total 300 people (121 males, 179 females) from urban area of Ahmadabad. A questionnaire was administered to obtain information about demographic characteristics and risk factors of the Diabetes mellitus and anthropometric and Blood pressure measurements were obtained from participants. Result: Higher waist circumference, >100 cm for males and >90 cm for females, is the maximum influence on diabetes prevalence with OR of 3.08 (p<0.001). Longer sitting time affects diabetes prevalence (OR 1.26) and self–reported hypertension negatively affects diabetic prevalence (OR 0.40). Hypertension based on SBP increase the diabetic prevalence (OR 1.41, p=0.005). Discussion: Over–all prevalence of diabetes in present study is 21.9%. Present study results showed that diabetes increase as age advances. Obesity assessed by BMI is positively associated with diabetes. Waist circumference also positively increases diabetes prevalence. It is also discussed that watching TV more than 2 hrs/day is associated with incidence of diabetes in both men (OR 1.16) and women (OR 1.49) as compared to 1 hr/day TV watching. Physical inactivity is also a major risk factor for diabetes that is supported by several longitudinal studies. Conclusion: Over–all prevalence of diabetes is 21.9% in this urban community living in Ahmadabad. Key Words: Diabetes Mellitus, cross sectional study, prevalence in urban community

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PREVALENCE OF DIABETES AND ITS CORRELATES IN URBAN POPULATION, Dr. Sanjeeta Rani, Dr. Ruchi PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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