Screening of Rural Adults (30 Years and Above) for Fasting Glycemic Status of Marathwada Region of Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Background: Fasting blood glucose (FBG) is useful in screening of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as in management of T2DM. The study conducted to screen the rural adults (30 years and above) for fasting glycemic status by using glucometer. Material and methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 184 adults during Oct 2017 to Dec 2017. A camp was organized in three villages of Nanded district in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, India. As per WHO criteria, fasting glycemia i.e. blood glucose 45 years. Out of 93 males, 25 (26.9%) had IFG while out of 91 females, 16 (17.6%) had IFG. Binary logistic regression showed that no risk factor was significantly associated with IFG. Conclusion: To conclude, the 22.3% participants had IFG which is alarming signal for the public health specialist to search the further.

Keywords

• T2DM
• fasting blood glucose
• impaired fasting glucose
• normoglycemia
• glucometer