| Title |
Prevalence of Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes and Associated Risk Factors among Tuberculosis Patients in India
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0041367 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vijay Viswanathan, Satyavani Kumpatla, Vigneswari Aravindalochanan, Rajeswari Rajan, C. Chinnasamy, Rajan Srinivasan, Jerard Maria Selvam, Anil Kapur |
| Abstract |
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognised as an important risk factor to tuberculosis (TB). India has high TB burden, along with rising DM prevalence. There are inadequate data on prevalence of DM and pre-diabetes among TB cases in India. Aim was to determine diabetes prevalence among a cohort of TB cases registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program in selected TB units in Tamil Nadu, India, and assess pattern of diabetes management amongst known cases. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 356 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 58 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 13% |
| Researcher | 41 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 39 | 11% |
| Other | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 76 | 21% |
| Unknown | 85 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 153 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 35 | 10% |
| Unknown | 100 | 27% |