Prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among school-age children and adolescents of India: A brief report

Savitesh Kushwaha; Rachana Srivastava; Sanjay Kumar Bhadada; Poonam Khanna

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110738

Prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among school-age children and adolescents of India: A brief report

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2023 Aug:202:110738. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110738. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Authors

Savitesh Kushwaha¹, Rachana Srivastava¹, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada², Poonam Khanna³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
² Department of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
³ Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: poonamkhanna05@gmail.com.

PMID: 37285966
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110738

Abstract

The prevalence study of pre-diabetes and diabetes among children and adolescents is crucial for early detection and intervention, public health resource allocation and monitoring the trend. The national prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among school-age children was 15.35% and 0.94%, whereas, among adolescents, the prevalence was 16.18% and 0.56%, respectively.

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Diabetes; India; Pre-diabetes; Prevalence.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
Humans
India / epidemiology
Prediabetic State* / epidemiology
Prevalence