title: Changing pattern in the risk factors for diabetes in young adults from the rural area of Baluchistan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe changing pattern in the risk factors for diabetes as overweight, obesity, smoking, hypertension and family history of diabetes in young adults in the rural area of Baluchistan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community based observational study was carried out in the rural area of Baluchistan by conducting two surveys, in the years 2002 and 2009 respectively. The survey was further subdivided into two groups i.e. young adults (15-25 years) and adults (> or = 25 years). In this study, data of young adults was analyzed. Data obtained in 2002 was also analyzed according to the current guidelines and compared with 2009 survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 230 and 197 young adults participated in 2002 and 2009 surveys respectively. Obesity increased significantly (p < 0.001) from 20 (10.15%) young adults in the year 2002 to 64 (27.82%) in 2009. Similarly 15 (7.61%) young adults were overweight in 2002 which increased to 24 (10.43%) in 2009 (p < 0.317). Smoking increased from 8 (4.06%) to 49 (21.3%) in 2009 (p < 0.001). Family history of diabetes mellitus also showed a significant increase (p < 0.005). Hypertension increased from 13 (6.6%) young adults in 2002 survey to 17 (7.39%) in 2009, the increase was not statistically significant (p < 0.749).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study showed that risk factors for diabetes such as overweight, obesity, smoking, hypertension and family history of diabetes increased over time in the young adults of rural Baluchistan.
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Asher
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fawwad
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Syed Faraz Danish
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Alvi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basit
authors.affiliation: Primary Health Unit, Hub, Baluchistan.
authors.forename: Khursheed
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Yakoob
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ahmedani
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Rubina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hakeem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires