Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in Kerala, India: results from a 10-year prospective cohort.

Gadadharan VijayakumarSreeja ManghatRevathi VijayakumarLeena SimonLiss Maria ScariaAswathi VijayakumarGanapathy K SreehariV Raman KuttyArun RachanaAbdul Jaleel

Published in: BMC public health (2019)

High incidence of prediabetes over diabetes observed in this study shows an epidemic trend of T2DM in Kerala, India. It requires an immediate public health action.

Keyphrases

public health
risk factors
type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
weight loss