Open AccessObesity and its link to undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and hypertension in rural parts of western India
Author(s) -
Meenakshi Kalyan,
Prasanna Dhore,
Vedavati Purandare,
Shailesh Deshpande,
AG Unnikrishnan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_582_19
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , diabetes mellitus , waist , obesity , anthropometry , blood pressure , population , pediatrics , environmental health , endocrinology
Obesity and overweight are becoming major health concerns worldwide. Hence, we studied the association between overweight and obesity with new-onset diabetes and hypertension in a selected rural population.