Assessment of Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Population during COVID-19 Pandemic in Lucknow district

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global health emergency with deep behavioural, social, and medical implications. In the year 2045, 628.6 million people globally will develop diabetes, as estimated by World Health Organization statistics. India being "diabetes capital" is a bleak record. Complications and diabetes can be prevented by detecting high-risk patients by screening and early interventions. A cheap, easy tool for early detection of undiagnosed patients in the community is the Indian Diabetes Risk Score.

Objective: Using the Indian Diabetes Risk Score, evaluate the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: Pre-tested and pre-designed questionnaire with the application of the IDRS was employed to gather information from 262 urban and rural adolescents of the Lucknow district.

Results: IDRS utilized four risk factors: physical exercise, diabetes family history, age, and abdominal obesity. The overwhelming majority of the subjects (41.60%) are over 50 years of age. The waist circumference was present in nearly 43.13% of the subjects (F 80-89; M 90-99). Whereas 53.44% of subjects had no positive family history, 44.27 percent of subjects had frequent modest physical activity at home or at work.

Conclusion: the Indian Diabetes Risk Score may be employed to identify high-risk or diabetic individuals in the Indian population who are undiagnosed. Prevention of diabetes would require mass community-level information, education, and communication interventions.