Assessment of burden of prediabetes and diabetes with oral glucose tolerance test in community-based settings of Bengaluru rural district
The burden of diabetes and its risk factors are high due to the health transition occurring in rural population of Bengaluru. Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and hypertension in rural population as demonstrated by this study highlight the need to strengthen the population-based screening and diagnosis of T2DM and hypertension (HTN) under the national health programme.
Authors
- Deepadarshan Huliyappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3382-9101)
- Gokul Sarveswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-2697)
- Sukanya Rangamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-7593)
- S Pruthvish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4808-6873)
- Vaitheeswaran Kulothungan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-6521)
Institutions
- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_9_24
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research