Open AccessValue of Indian Diabetes Risk Score among Medical Students and Its Correlation with Fasting Plasma Glucose, Blood Pressure and Lipid Profile
Author(s) -
Anand Vardhan,
M. R. Adhikari Prabha,
M Kotian Shashidhar,
N. Ravi Shankar,
Sandhya Gupta,
Amruta Tripathy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4264.2550
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , waist , family history , blood sugar , lipid profile , blood pressure , plasma glucose , endocrinology , correlation , gastroenterology , obesity , mathematics , geometry
The Indian Diabetes Risk Score is a tool which was devised by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation to screen people for the risk of developing Diabetes mellitus; it comprises of the family history, the abdominal circumference, age and the physical activity.