Awareness, prevalence, treatment, and control of type 2 diabetes in a semi-urban area of Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study conducted as a part of COBIN-D trial.
Bishal GyawaliMartin Rune Hassan HansenMia Buhl PovlsenDinesh NeupanePeter Krogh AndersenCraig Steven McLachlanAnnelli SandbækAbhinav VaidyaPer KallestrupPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The study revealed a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adults. Older age, male gender, Janajati ethnicity, abdominal obesity, overweight or obesity, hypertension, low physical activity, and family history of diabetes were associated with type 2 diabetes. Immediate public health and individual measures are warranted to reduce further burden of type 2 diabetes.
Keyphrases
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- risk factors
- public health
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- high fat diet induced
- blood pressure
- body mass index
- clinical trial
- adipose tissue
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- skeletal muscle
- phase iii
- tertiary care
- phase ii
- middle aged
- global health
- combination therapy