Urban environment as an independent predictor of insulin resistance in a South Asian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developing countries, such as India, are experiencing rapid urbanization, which may have a major impact on the environment: including worsening air and water quality, noise and the problems of waste disposal. We used health data from an ongoing cohort study based in southern India to examine the relationship between the urban environment and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).

Methods

We utilized three metrics of urbanization: distance from urban center; population density in the India Census; and satellite-based land cover. Restricted to participants without diabetes (N = 6350); we built logistic regression models adjusted for traditional risk factors to test the association between urban environment and HOMA-IR.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Thanikachalam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6373002 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature