Screening for Diabetes Mellitus risk using Indian Diabetic risk score in an urban slum in Mysuru

M R Narayanamurthy

doi:10.51131/ijpccr/v1i1.5

Abstract

Globalization of risk factors is the new trend leading to non-communicable diseases and Diabetes ranks fourth. Diabetes owes its major importance to the fact that it is a silent killer which leads to serious sequel reducing the quality of life. Early detection of diabetes by suitable screening methods helps to delay the micro and macrovascular complications, thereby reducing the clinical, social, and economic burden of the diseases. To assess diabetes risk using IDRS and other associated factors. A cross-sectional study was done in an urban slum in Mysuru with 136 participants aged >18 years and no history of diabetes. Data was collected using a pre-designed questionnaire after taking written informed consent. Diabetes risk was assessed using MDRF’s IDRS. Data was entered in MS Excel and analysed using IBM SPSS v24. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Mean age of the study participants was 45.24±15.59 years. BPL card holders were 99 (72.8%). As per IDRS 49 (36.0%), 41 (30.1%) and 46 (33.8%) had a low, moderate and high risk for diabetes mellitus. Age, marital status, education, having BPL card and IDRS score of study participants were statistically significantly associated. According to IDRS 49 (36.0%), 41 (30.1%) and 46 (33.8%) had a low, moderate and high risk for diabetes mellitus, which is moderate to high. Measures like yoga and creating awareness about risk factors need to be taken to reduce the risk. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; IDRS; risk factor

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The second half of the twentieth century witnessed major health transitions in the world, propelled by socio-economic and technological changes that profoundly altered life expectancy and ways of living while creating an unprecedented human capacity to use science to both prolong and enhance life
Most of the study participants belonged to the Hindu religion 118 (86.8%) followed by Muslim 12 (8.8%) and Christian 6 (4.4%) religions
Study participants studied till high school was 44 (32.4%), illiterates were 23 (16.9%), educated up to post-graduation were 22 (16.2%), primary schooling 13 (9.6%), 13 (9.6%) till PUC, 11 (8.1%) were studied up to middle school and graduates were 10 (7.4%)

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The second half of the twentieth century witnessed major health transitions in the world, propelled by socio-economic and technological changes that profoundly altered life expectancy and ways of living while creating an unprecedented human capacity to use science to both prolong and enhance life. Among these health transitions, the most globally pervasive change has been the rising burden of non-communicable diseases. (2) It is the eighth leading cause of death in most high-income countries according to the WHO factsheet 2012 This epidemic is increasingly affecting people in low and middle-income countries. Diabetes has emerged as one of the most challenging health problems in the 21st century Indians have been consistently found to have a higher prevalence of diabetes in most studies. (3)

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