title: Socioeconomic position and prevalence of self-reported diabetes in rural Kerala, India: results from the PROLIFE study.
abstract: This article aims to study the relationship between socioeconomic position (SEP) and prevalence of self-reported diabetes in a rural population in Kerala, India. This study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. Data from PROLIFE, a prospective cohort study involving the long-term follow-up of the residents of an administrative unit in Kerala, India, was used. The 33 379 households in the study area were divided into 4 groups (SEP1 to SEP4) on the basis of household assets. Prevalence of diabetes was ascertained through a lifestyle questionnaire. The proportion of self-reported diabetes was highest (at 11.1%) in SEP4, the group with the highest socioeconomic status, when compared with 3.1% in SEP1. The trend was similar in both sexes. Prevalence of self-reported diabetes increases as one moves up the socioeconomic ladder in this rural community.
authors.affiliation: Health Action by People, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. safraj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shahulhameed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safraj
authors.forename: Ts
authors.initials: Ts
authors.lastname: Anish
authors.forename: Krishnapilla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: Vellapallil Raman
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Kutty
authors.forename: Chittakudam Raman
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Soman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class