Prediabetes in rural adolescent girls from DERVAN cohort: data from the KONKAN region of the state of Maharashtra, India (DERVAN-4)

• Main Authors: Suvarna Patil (Author), Netaji Patil (Author), Pallavi Hardikar-Bhat (Author), Omkar Dervankar (Author), Charudatta Joglekar (Author), Rohit Bhat (Author), Ajit Nandoskar (Author), Arvind Yadav (Author), Anup Nilawar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIndia is witnessing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Overweight/obesity, overnutrition, physical inactivity, and family history are well-known risk factors for diabetes. We investigated the role of undernutrition in the development of diabetes among rural adolescent girls.MethodsDERVAN coho...