Screening for diabetes in India should be initiated at 25 years age

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Nov-Dec;15(6):102321. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102321. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Abstract

Background: Current guidelines state that screening for diabetes should be done at 30 years of age in India.

Methods: Investigators from multiple sites in India were involved in providing data regarding patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) aged 30 years or less. Other relevant studies were also reviewed.

Results: Overview of published and unpublished data show increasing prevalence of T2D in individuals 30 years and less. About 3/4th of them had overweight/obesity.

Conclusion: Screening for diabetes in India should start at 25 years in non-pregnant adults instead of 30 years as currently stipulated.

Keywords: Asian indians; Body mass index; Obesity; Screening; Type 2 diabetes.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Obesity / blood
  • Obesity / diagnosis
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Overweight / blood
  • Overweight / diagnosis
  • Overweight / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors