Table 3.

Prevalence of GDM (zone wise) in rural Assam, (2019)

Zone	N	GDM prevalence (%)	95% CI	P value
North	218	18.4	13.7 to 24.1
South	253	15.0	11.1 to 20.0
Central	282	20.6	16.2 to 25.7	0.18
East	194	12.9	8.8 to 18.4
West	265	15.5	11.6 to 20.3
Total	1212	16.7

North (Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nagaon), South (Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, N C Hills), Central (Kamrup, Udalguri, Baksa, Nalbari, Morigaon), East (Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Karbi angling, Golaghat) and West (Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, Chirang, Goalpara).

GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.