1. Prevalence of Diabetes mellitus and role of stress in diabetes in rural Pondicherry - an union territory of India
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Das Ashok Kumar, Medical Superintendent,Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India, Gautam Roy, Majgi Sumanth Mallikarjuna, and Bala Soudarssanane M
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stress ,Presumptive Stressful Life Events ,Rural India diabetes ,Diabetes Prevalence ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine - Abstract
Background: Prevalence of diabetes is increasing in India. So, to measure prevalence of diabetes mellitus and association of stress with diabetes study was conducted. Methods: Cross-sectional study was done on1403 subjects above 25 years from 2 villages of Puducherry. Fasting blood glucose was measured. Those with >126 mg/dl were subjected for Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. A case control study was done for stress component. The stress was measured using Presumptive Stressful Life Events. Results: The Period prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) was 5.8%. Of the 71 cases, 31 were newly diagnosed. The response rate was (88%). Stress was associated with DM (OR, 8). Conclusions: Study reported high prevalence of DM. Almost half the diabetes is hidden in community. Stress is an important risk factor for development of diabetes.
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- 2012