title: Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the adult population in rural blocks of Haryana, India: a community-based study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this was to study the prevalence of diabetes in the rural adult population of Haryana, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2606 adults aged ≥ 18 years were randomly selected from two rural blocks of Haryana State. Those without diabetes were subjected to a 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test. Demographic, socioeconomic, and anthropometric details along with blood pressure and physical activity were recorded, and their association with the prevalence of diabetes was studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of newly detected diabetes was 7.3%, whereas the overall prevalence of known and newly detected diabetes was 13.3%. Multiple logistic analysis showed a statistically significant association between the prevalence of diabetes and increasing age, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), positive family history of diabetes, low level of physical activity, and systolic blood pressure. No significant association was observed with education level and socioeconomic status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of diabetes is rising, even in the rural population of Haryana. A positive family history of diabetes, low physical activity, and high WHR are strong predictors of diabetes in tested adult rural population of Haryana.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine VII and Endocrinology, Pt. B.D.S. PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. rajputrajmeena@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.forename: Jasminder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bairwa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult