High burden of prediabetes and diabetes in three large cities in South Asia: The Center for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To estimate the prevalence of, and assess factors associated with, diabetes and prediabetes in three South Asian cities.

Methods

Using a multi-stage cluster random sample representative of each city, 16,288 subjects aged ≥20 years (Chennai: 6906, Delhi: 5365 and Karachi: 4017) were recruited to the Centre for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South-Asia (CARRS) Study. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were measured in 13720 subjects. Prediabetes was defined as FPG 100-125 mg/dl (5.6-6.9 mmol/l) and/or HbA1c 5.7-6.4% (39-46 mmol/mol) and diabetes as self-report and/or drug treatment for diabetes and/or FPG≥126 mg/dl (≥7.0 mmol/l) and/or HbA1c≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol). We assessed factors associated with diabetes and prediabetes using polytomous l

SUBMITTER: Deepa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752677 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature