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. 2019 Sep-Dec;12(3):179–192. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_40_18

Table 1.

Studies on prevalence estimates of diabetes in different parts of India from 2001 to 2015

Authors/year Design Sample size Total n, male/female Urban/rural Estimated prevalence of diabetes in different parts of India 2001-2015

Area Overall prevalence Urban Rural
Prospective studies
 Ramachandran et al. 2001[12] Stratified random sampling 1998 Total - 11216,
male - 5288,
female - 5928
All India Diabetes 12.1% impaired glucose tolerance-14%
 Sadikot et al., 2004[9] Random multistage cross-sectional population survey Urban
 Total - 10,617
 Male - 5379
 Female - 5238
Rural
 Total - 7746
 Male - 3629
 Female - 4117
All India Prevalence diabetes - 4.3% 5.9% 2.7%
 Ajay et al., 2008[13] Stratified random technique Total - 10,930
Male - 6764
Female - 4166
All India Diabetes - 10.1% and impaired FBG - 5.3%
 ICMR 2008-2014[2,3,4,5,6,7] Stratified multistage design 16,607 All India Prevalence DM
 Tamil Nadu - 10.4%
 Maharashtra - 8.4%
 Jharkhand - 5.3%
Chandigarh - 13.6%
Prediabetes
 Tamil Nadu - 8.3%
 Maharashtra - 12.8%
 Jharkhand - 8.1%
 Chandigarh - 14.6%
DM
 Tamil Nadu - 13.7%
 Maharashtra - 10.9
 Jharkhand - 13.5
 Chandigarh - 14.2
Pre-DM
 Tamil Nadu - 9.8
 Maharashtra - 15.2
 Jharkhand - 10.7
 Chandigarh - 14.5
DM
 Tamil Nadu - 7.8
 Maharashtra - 6.5
 Jharkhand - 3.0
 Chandigarh - 8.3
Pre-DM
Tamil Nadu - 7.1
Maharashtra - 11.1
Jharkhand - 7.4
Chandigarh - 14.7
 Tripathy et al., 2017[8] Cross-sectional survey 2014-2015 2463 Punjab Prevalence of DM - 8.3% (95% CI 7.3%-9.4%)
Prediabetes - 6.3% (5.4%-7.3%)
DM 9.4 (7.7%-11.4%)
Prediabetes 7.0 (5.6%-8.8%)
DM 7.6 (6.4%-9.1%)
Prediabetes 5.8 (4.7%-7.1%)
Studies on increasing prevalence over the decade
 Deepa M et al., 2011[11] 10 years’ follow-up survey study from 1998 to 2008 Number of middle income
 1998-479
 2008-526
Low income
 1998-783
 2008-596
Chennai Prevalence increased (1998 versus 2008 P<0.001) in
 Middle-income GP: From 12.4% to 15.4% (24%)
 Low-income GP: From 6.5% to 15.3% (135%)
 Central obesity: LIG male:
 Increase from 30.8 to 50.9%; female: Increase from 16.9 to 49.8%
 India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Diabetes Collaborators-2018[10] Retrospective study Global (India) Projected prevalence in India
 In 1990-26 million
 In 2016-65 million
Studies on projected prevalence of diabetes in India
 King H et al., 1998[16] Prospective study India 84-228 million, in the developing countries by 2025
 Kaveeshwar et al., 2014[15] Prospective study India Predicted by 2030 diabetes may afflict 79.4 million individuals in India

ICMR=Indian Council of Medical Research, DM=Diabetes mellitus, FBG=Fasting blood glucose