@article{Sengupta_Bhattacharjya_2020, title={Prevalence of Pre-diabetes and its associated risk factors: A cross-sectional study in West Tripura district of India}, volume={32}, url={https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1651}, DOI={10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i03.012}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>: Early detection of Pre-diabetes and controlling the risk factors may delay the development of Diabetes and related complications. <strong>Objectives</strong>: To estimate the prevalence of Pre-diabetes in West Tripura district of India and to study it’s associations with selected risk factors. <strong>Methods</strong>: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted in West Tripura district of India, during 1<sup>st</sup> January 2018 to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2019 among 320 individuals selected by multistage sampling. Fasting blood sugar was tested for diagnosing Pre-diabetes. Data entry and analysis were performed using SPSS-24. <strong>Result</strong>: Prevalence of Pre-diabetes in West Tripura district was 19.4%, 28.1% were hypertensive and 32.5% had high BMI. Multivariable logistic regression has identified age ?40 yr (OR: 20.62, 95% CI: 4.97 – 85.49) higher socioeconomic status (OR: 4.99, 95% CI: 1.95 – 12.72), family history of diabetes (OR: 9.72, 95% CI: 2.51 – 37.61), higher BMI (OR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.32 – 5.89) and physical inactivity (OR: 3.52, 95% CI: 1.66 – 7.46) as the predictors of Pre-diabetes. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: West Tripura district of India has higher prevalence of pre-diabetes than the national average. Age ?40 yr, higher socioeconomic status, family history of diabetes, higher BMI and physical inactivity were identified as significant predictors of Pre-diabetes in this region.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Sengupta, Bitan and Bhattacharjya, Himadri}, year={2020}, month={Sep.}, pages={533–539} }