Assessment of Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Using Indian Diabetes Risk Score: A Community Based CrossSectional Study in Tribal Field Practice Area of Medical College

Abstract

India leads the world with the greatest number of diabetic subjects earning the dubious distinction of being termed the “Diabetes capital of the world. Unfortunately, more than half of all diabetes people in India are ignorant of their condition, adding to the disease burden. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of individuals at high risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus using the Indian Diabetes Risk Score in the tribal community