title: Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among Tuberculosis Patients in Urban Puducherry.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes and Tuberculosis often present together and complicate each other at many levels. A collaborative framework for care and control of diabetes and tuberculosis developed by World Health Organisation and International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases emphasizes routine bi-directional screening for the two diseases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study was to assess the prevalence of diabetes in tuberculosis patients currently on treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This facility-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in four randomly selected peripheral health institutions providing directly observed treatment short-course, treatment for tuberculosis patients. All cases of tuberculosis, more than 18 years of age were screened for diabetes. Risk factors like age, sex, family history of diabetes, alcohol, smoking and obesity were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of diabetes in tuberculosis patients was found to be 29% (known diabetics - 20.7%, new Diabetes cases - 8.3%). Diabetes was significantly associated with older age, family history of diabetes, consumption of alcohol and sputum positivity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Screening patients with Tuberculosis for fasting blood sugar estimation will help in early detection of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Soundararajan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghuraman
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Kavita P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.affiliation: State TB Cell, Government Chest Clinic, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Palanivel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chinnakali
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Krishna Chandra
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
keywords: Diabetes; directly observed treatment; prevalence; risk factors; short-course; therapy; tuberculosis