Table 1.
Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in South Asian countries
| |
Study date |
Study setting [reference] |
Sample size |
Age group |
Prevalence of pre-diabetes |
Prevalence of Diabetes |
Diabetes Epidemicity Index |
Diagnostic criteria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Male | Female | All | Male | Female | |||||||
| Bangladesh |
1999–2000 |
Rural [18] |
4923 |
≥20 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
12.1 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
76.5% |
ADA |
| |
2002 |
Rura [19] |
1119 |
≥20 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
56.8% |
ADA |
| |
2004 |
Semi-urban [20] |
3981 |
≥20 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
46.0% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2002–2003 |
Urban [21] |
5265 |
≥20 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
33.1% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2004–2005 |
Rural[22] |
975 |
≥20 |
4.7† |
3.9 |
5.2 |
8.5† |
9.4 |
8.0 |
35.6% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2000 |
Urban [23] |
11216 |
≥20 |
14.0 |
14.6 |
14.3 |
12.1 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
53.6% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2000 |
Urban [24] |
10025 |
≥20 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
13.9 |
13.3 |
14.3 |
36.8% |
WHO 1997 |
| India |
1999–2002 |
National [11] |
18363 |
≥25 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
54.7% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2002–2003 |
Urban [25] |
10930 |
20–69 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
3.9 |
10.1 |
11.1 |
8.4 |
34.4% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2002–2005 |
Urban [16] |
986 |
>18 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
31.3% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2005 |
Rural [26] |
4535 |
≥30 |
15.5 |
16.6 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
14.3 |
12.0 |
54.0% |
ADA |
| |
2007 |
Rural [27] |
1645 |
≥20 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
12.5 |
16.5 |
13.5 |
26.9% |
WHO 1997 |
| India |
2008–2009 |
Urban [28] |
2227 |
≥20 |
13.2 |
NR |
NR |
11.1 |
NR |
NR |
54.3% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
2009–2010 |
Rural [29] |
1370 |
≥20 |
12.0 |
10.5 |
13.6 |
19.8 |
16.1 |
22.0 |
37.7% |
WHO 1997 |
| Maldives |
2011a |
Rural [30] |
1266 |
≥20 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
10.3 |
8.4 |
12.0 |
NR |
ADA |
| |
2004 |
National [14] |
1556 |
25–64 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
40.0% |
WHO 1997 |
| |
1999–2001 |
Urban and rural [31] |
1841 |
≥20 |
6.5† |
7.0† |
6.1† |
10.6† |
11.6† |
9.8† |
38.0% |
ADA |
| Nepal |
2001–2002 |
Urban [32] |
1012 |
≥40 |
11.5 |
13.2 |
10.2 |
8.5 |
10.8 |
6.9 |
57.5% |
ADA, WHO 1997 |
| |
2007a |
Urban [17] |
740 |
≥20 |
19.5 |
25.0 |
15.0 |
9.5 |
11.8 |
7.9 |
67.2% |
ADA |
| Pakistan |
1995 |
National [12] |
5433 |
≥25 |
10.2† |
6.6† |
12.1† |
8.7† |
9.3† |
11.1† |
54.0% |
WHO 1994 |
| |
2002 |
Rural [15] |
2032 |
≥25 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
10.1 |
4.3 |
29.4% |
ADA |
| |
2000 |
Urban [33] |
1042 |
30–64 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
6.5 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
NR |
ADA |
| Sri Lanka |
2000–2001 |
Urban and rural [34] |
6047 |
30–65 |
14.1† |
14.2 |
14.1 |
13.8† |
14.2 |
13.5 |
50.5% |
ADA, WHO 1997 |
| 2005–2006 | National [13] | 4532 | ≥20 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 52.8% | ADA, WHO 1997 | |
† calculated from available data; NR – Not reported; a - publication year.