Indian Diabetes Risk Score for Screening of Undiagnosed Diabetes Individuals of Eluru City, Andhra Pradesh, India Vallepalli Chandrasekhar1,*, Sekhar K Chandra2, Kumar U Vijaya3, Deotale P.G.4 1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Conducted the Study at Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, A.P. 2Professor, Al Fayzya Post Graduation Centre, Alquassim Region, Saudi Arabia 3Professor, Department Community Medicine, Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru 4Professor & HOD, Community Medicine, Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, who advised to conduct the study *Corresponding author: Chandrasekhar Vallepalli Assistant Professor Department of Community Medicine, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, A.P., India.-534005 E-mail: drvchandrasekhar@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2017. Abstract Background Diabetes is undoubtedly one of the most challenging health problems of the 21st century. Globally as of 2013, an estimated 382 million people or 8.3% of adults, are estimated to have diabetes, out of which about 46% were undiagnosed. Diabetes is leading cause of death, disability and economic loss throughout the world. Objectives To assess the risk of diabetes mellitus in adults above 30 years of age in urban area of Eluru using the Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) and to determine the socio-demographic variables in relation to Diabetes risk. Methodology This was a community based cross sectional study carried out in the urban field practice area of Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical sciences (ASRAM), Eluru for a period of one year from May 2013 to April 2014 among 380 adults of 30 years and above age group. The data was collected using IDRS-Indian Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire which is added with demographic details of the study participants. Data was entered and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2007 and necessary statistical tests like simple proportions and chi square test were applied. Results Out of 380, 136 (35.8%) had an IDRS of more than 60, 219 (57.6%) had an IDRS 30 to 50 and the remaining 25 (6.6%) had an IDRS less than 30. Approximately 14% of the study population had high abdominal obesity by waist circumference, 71% were having sedentary habits and 14.7% had family history of diabetes in either or both parents and their associations with diabetes risk score was significant (P<0.0001). Conclusion Indian Diabetic Risk Score is simple, user-friendly can be reliably applied as an effective screening tool for individuals with IDRS >60 high risk for diabetes in the community. The score helps to detect the undiagnosed high risk diabetic population in the community and also reduces the cost by at least 50% comparatively to other methods. Top Keywords Age, Diabetes Mellitus, IDRS, screening tool, urban, Eluru. Top |