title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradeepa
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Ranjit Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Anjana
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Shashank R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deepa
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, India.
authors.forename: Prashant P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetology, Diabetes Care Center, Ranchi, India.
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dhandania
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sri Venkata
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Madhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Paturi Vishnupriya
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Loganathan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Radhakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subashini
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Division of Non Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Division of Non Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tanvir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Viswanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das