Care cascades of diabetes and hypertension among late adolescents in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes and hypertension are the most prevalent morbidities in India and are quickly becoming common among the younger age groups. Adolescents aged 10-19 years, accounting for one-fifth of the country's population, are at an increasing risk of developing these conditions. We aim to examine the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control (ATC) of diabetes and hypertension among late adolescents (15-19 years) in India.

Methods

We used microdata of 204 346 late adolescents from India's fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey, 2019-21. We defined hypertensive adolescents as those diagnosed with hypertension or those with a systolic blood pressure (BP) measurement of ≥130 mm Hg, diastolic BP measurements of levels ≥80 mm Hg, or those who used medication

SUBMITTER: Malik BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature