Spatial Patterns and Determinants of Diabetes Mellitus in Indian Adult Population: a Secondary Data Analysis from Nationally Representative Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health challenge around the world. It is crucial to understand the geographic distribution of the disease in order to pinpoint high-priority locations and focus intervention on the target populations. Hence, this study was carried out to determine the spatial pattern and determinants of type-2 DM in an Indian population using National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) and Longitudinal Aging Survey in India (LASI).

Methods

We have adopted an ecological approach, wherein geospatial analysis was performed using aggregated district-level data from NFHS-4 (613 districts) and LASI survey datasets (632 districts). Moran's I statistic was determined and Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) maps were created to understand

SUBMITTER: Krishnamoorthy Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880093 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature