Vol. 9, Issue 7, Part C (2023)

Background: With the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (PODM) differing in populations of different locations, diabetes is rising at an alarming rate among Indians, especially South Indians. This study compares the risk of diabetes in the northern coastal districts of the Indian state of Kerala by assessing PODM in three different geographic contexts: tribal, semi-urban, and urban.

Materials and methods: In order to research the prevalence of diabetes in about 3,000 people between the ages of 15 and 68, 1,000 people from each area were chosen at random. A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGT) was used to diagnose diabetes mellitus in accordance with World Health Organisation standards and criteria from 1988. Microsoft Excel 2007 was used to carry out the statistical analysis.

Results: According to the study\'s research, 32.3% of the population was found to have diabetes, with the percentages rising to 14.5% in urban areas, 11.6% in semi-urban areas, and 6.4% in tribal areas.

Conclusion: According to the study, those who live in urban areas are more likely to get type-2 diabetes than those who live in semi-urban and tribal areas. When compared to semi-urban and metropolitan areas, more new instances of diabetes were documented in tribal communities, showing that diabetes did not just affect people in urban areas.