Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Cardiovascular Risk Factors among South Indian Adults Population.

Epidemiological evidence also suggests that the association between blood glucose and cardiovascular disease begins before diabetes manifestation. A total of 734 subjects aged 30 years and above of both sexes were selected for the study. The diagnosis of diabetes is should be based on the elevated fasting and postprandial blood sugar levels over several instances and not one reading. The prevalence of diabetes was found to be significantly higher in those with previous history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events 47.6%, family history of diabetes 41.8%, central obesity 34.4%, current smoking 31.5%, stress 29.8%, joint family 28.4%, 50 years and above years age 25.3%, other castes & backward castes 22.6% and Hindus 21.4%. Higher prevalence levels of diabetes were found in those with all categories of Holmes stress category compared to those without any stress and the difference is also found to be statistically significant. The cardiovascular risk has been found to be significantly higher in males than females. The present study suggests that regular screening programmes should be conducted for early detection of diabetes and prompt treatment which helps in management of modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.