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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2024; 13(4): 91638
Published online Dec 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i4.91638
Published online Dec 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i4.91638
Prevalence of obesity, determinants, and its association with hyperglycaemia among community dwelling older adolescents in India
Vansh Maheshwari, Saurav Basu, Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram 122102, Haryana, India
Author contributions: Maheshwari V contributed to the formal analysis and writing of the first draft; Basu S contributed to the concepts, methodology, writing, reviewing and editing of the manuscript; Both authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: NFHS-5 was conducted in compliance with ethical guidelines and received approval from the ethics review board of the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, India.
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Corresponding author: Saurav Basu, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, 3rd Floor, Sohna Road, Mumbai Expressway, Bhondsi Near Maruti Kunj, Gurugram 122102, Haryana, India. saurav.basu1983@gmail.com
Received: January 1, 2024
Revised: August 30, 2024
Accepted: September 25, 2024
Published online: December 9, 2024
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Revised: August 30, 2024
Accepted: September 25, 2024
Published online: December 9, 2024
Processing time: 303 Days and 4.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In resource-limited settings, 3 in 10 older adolescents with diabetes (DM) are undiagnosed due to lack of screening while only 6 in 10 older adolescents previously diagnosed with DM utilize anti-diabetes medication. Primary care physicians including paediatricians in outpatient settings should necessarily screen older adolescents with family history or those who are overweight or obese for DM. Furthermore, they should advise older adolescents to engage in regular physical activity and exercise to maintain normal body weight even in the absence of hyperglycaemia. Finally, medication adherence in older adolescents with DM should be assessed during each appointment accompanied with regular counselling.