?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Risk+Factors+of+Diabetes+Mellitus+in+Rural+Puducherry&rft.creator=Majgi%2C+SM&rft.creator=Soudarssanane%2C+BM&rft.creator=Roy%2C+G&rft.creator=Das%2C+AK&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Purpose%3A+Prevalence+of+type+2+diabetes+is+increasing+in+India.+Rural+area+constitutes+80%25+of+India.+Hence+it+is+essential+to+understand+the+epidemiology+for+appropriate+interventions.+Objectives%3A+to+identify+risk+factors+of+type+2+diabetes+mellitus+in+rural+Puducherry.+Methodology%3A+Cross+sectional+study+in+two+villages+of+Puducherry%2C+India.+1403+subjects+above+25+years+from+2+villages.+Study+measured+demographic+variables%2C+Body+Mass+Index+(BMI)%2C+physical+activity%2C+family+history+of+Diabetes+Mellitus%2C+smoking+and+alcohol+consumption.+Fasting+blood+glucose+was+measured+for+study+subjects.+Further%2C+those+with+%3E126+mg%2Fdl+were+subjected+for+Oral+Glucose+Tolerance+Test.+Univariate+and+multivariate+analysis+was+done.+Receiver+Operating+characteristic+Curve+was+plotted+to+find+out+cut+off+for+Diabetic+Risk+Score.+Findings%3A+The+prevalence+of+type+2+Diabetes+Mellitus+(DM)+was+5.8%25.+The+response+rate+was+(88%25).+In+univariate+analysis+age%2C+occupation%2C+Socio+Economic+Status%2C+BMI%2C+physical+activity%2C+family+history+were+significant+for+DM.+In+multivariate+analysis+age%2C+BMI%2C+family+history+of+diabetes+and+occupation+were+significant+for+type+2+DM.+The+%E2%80%98diabetes+risk+score%E2%80%99+generated+by+the+study+using+age%2C+BMI+and+family+history+of+DM%2C+had+specificity%2C+sensitivity+and+accuracy+of+54%25%2C+77%25+and+76.2%25+respectively.+The+area+under+curve+for+scoring+system+was+0.784+(%3C0.05).+Conclusions%3A+Identified+risk+factors+are+useful+for+early+diagnosis+by+using+%E2%80%98diabetes+risk+score%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+thus+uncovering+the+iceberg+of+disease.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8867%2F1%2F2012-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Majgi%2C+SM+and+Soudarssanane%2C+BM+and+Roy%2C+G+and+Das%2C+AK++(2012)+Risk+Factors+of+Diabetes+Mellitus+in+Rural+Puducherry.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8867%2F