Observational Study
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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
Table 1 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of the study participants
Variables
Males, n = 1291271
Females, n = 1289011
Total, n = 2580282
Age in years, mean (SD)16.97 (1.39)17.00 (1.40)16.99 (1.40)
Respondents’ education, n = 257984
No education4185 (43.39)5533 (56.61)9718 (3.86)
Primary education7442 (51.08)7315 (48.92)14757 (5.77)
Secondary education110891 (50.33)108314 (49.67)219205 (83.93)
Higher education6589 (46.51)7715 (53.49)14304 (6.44)
Religion, n = 139062
Hindu12631 (12.08)91715 (87.92)104346 (79.95)
Muslim2116 (11.03)17549 (88.97)19665 (15.69)
Others1903 (12.86)13148 (87.14)15051 (4.36)
Residence
Urban31058 (52.74)28303 (47.26)59361 (29.64)
Rural98069 (48.65)100598 (51.35)198667 (70.36)
Wealth index
Poorest29734 (47.99)31166 (52.01)60900 (21.87)
Poorer30774 (48.73)31748 (51.27)62522 (22.37)
Middle26967 (49.64)26970 (50.36)53937 (20.69)
Richer22600 (50.53)22173 (49.47)44773 (18.8)
Richest19052 (53.45)16844 (46.55)35896 (16.26)
Tobacco consumption, n = 257580
No118792 (48.36)126756 (51.64)245548 (96.19)
Yes9920 (86.28)2112 (13.72)12032 (3.81)
Alcohol usage, n = 257610
No125356 (49.39)128255 (50.61)253611 (98.89)
Yes3380 (87.2)619 (12.8)3999 (1.11)
BMI, n = 134346
Normal12333 (10.78)100459 (89.22)112792 (82.74)
Thin2333 (18.39)10600 (81.61)12933 (10.37)
Overweight/obese1211 (13.47)7410 (86.53)8621 (6.88)
Health seeking behaviour in past 3 months, n = 139058
None13733 (13.01)91180 (86.99)104913 (74.07)
Public facility1629 (8.06)19130 (91.94)20759 (14.13)
Private facility1268 (10.04)11740 (89.96)13008 (11.48)
Other20 (4.44)358 (95.56)378 (0.32)
Table 2 Distribution of factors associated with diabetes mellitus (previously and newly diagnosed cases)
Variables
DM absent, n = 221556
DM present, n = 2359
Unadjusted RR (95%CI)
Adjusted RR (95%CI)
Age in years, mean (SD)16.98 (1.40)17.11 (1.40)1.07 (1.02-1.11)a1.09 (1.02-1.15)a
Sex
Male105161 (98.87)1168 (1.13)Reference-
Female116395 (98.95)1191 (1.05)0.93 (0.83-1.04)
Respondents’ education
No education7785 (99.24)73 (0.76)ReferenceReference
Primary education12239 (98.95)142 (1.05)1.38 (0.97-1.96)1.14 (0.74-1.75)
Secondary education189093 (98.91)1987 (1.09)1.43 (1.07-1.91)a1.31 (0.91-1.88)
Higher education12414 (98.83)156 (1.17)1.53 (1.09-2.15)a1.13 (0.73-1.76)
Religion
Hindu98145 (98.95)1006 (1.05)Reference-
Muslim17820 (98.78)210 (1.22)1.17 (0.95-1.44)
Others14248 (98.85)151 (1.15)1.10 (0.81-1.49)
Residence
Urban49616 (98.88)562 (1.12)Reference-
Rural171940 (98.93)1797 (1.07)0.96 (0.84-1.11)
Wealth index
Poorest52225 (99.05)486 (0.95)ReferenceReference
Poorer54247 (98.86)612 (1.14)1.19 (1.01-1.41)a1.22 (0.97-1.53)
Middle47012 (98.86)523 (1.14)1.20 (1.01-1.42)a1.21 (0.97-1.52)
Richer38521 (98.89)428 (1.11)1.16 (0.98-1.39)1.11 (0.88-1.41)
Richest29551 (98.93)310 (1.07)1.12 (0.93-1.36)1.19 (0.92-1.54)
Tobacco consumption
No211095 (98.92)2242 (1.08)Reference-
Yes10087 (98.67)115 (1.33)1.23 (0.96-1.57)
Alcohol usage
No217809 (98.91)2332 (1.09)Reference-
Yes3402 (99.12)25 (0.88)0.81 (0.47-1.38)
BMI
Normal110800 (99.01)1088 (0.99)ReferenceReference
Thin12659 (98.78)153 (1.22)1.24 (0.99-1.56)1.24 (0.99-1.56)
Overweight/obese8377 (98.13)141 (1.87)1.90 (1.50-2.40)b1.85 (1.46-2.34)b
Health seeking behaviour in past 3 months
None97890 (98.92)993 (1.08)Reference-
Public facility19697 (98.78)242 (1.22)1.14 (0.93-1.39)
Private facility12261 (99.1)128 (0.9)0.84 (0.66-1.06)
Other361 (99.4)4 (0.6)0.56 (0.18-1.73)
Table 3 Distribution of factors associated with treatment status in diabetes mellitus (previously diagnosed cases)
Variables
On treatment, n = 1088
Not on treatment, n = 656
Unadjusted OR (95%CI)
Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Age in years, mean (SD)17.00 (1.39)17.24 (1.42)1.13 (1.03-1.24)a1.08 (0.95-1.24)
Sex
Male553 (63.81)308 (36.19)Reference-
Female535 (57.93)348 (42.07)1.28 (0.98-1.67)
Respondents’ education
No education38 (70.58)16 (29.42)ReferenceReference
Primary education66 (57.18)44 (42.82)1.80 (0.75-4.29)1.61 (0.53-4.88)
Secondary education922 (61.92)547 (38.08)1.48 (0.70-3.09)1.10 (0.44-2.78)
Higher education62 (48.58)48 (51.42)2.54 (1.07-6.04)a1.77 (0.59-5.32)
Religion
Hindu445 (59.12)289 (40.88)Reference-
Muslim99 (63.13)54 (36.87)0.84 (0.48-1.47)
Others83 (53.26)43 (46.74)1.27 (0.63-2.55)
Residence
Urban238 (60.22)172 (39.78)Reference-
Rural850 (61.09)484 (38.91)0.96 (0.68-1.37)
Wealth index
Poorest262 (69.36)110 (30.64)ReferenceReference
Poorer271 (60.54)177 (39.46)1.48 (0.97-2.24)1.12 (0.64-1.97)
Middle225 (55.31)158 (44.69)1.83 (1.21-2.77)a2.13 (1.20-3.78)a
Richer183 (54.72)130 (45.28)1.87 (1.22-2.87)a1.45 (0.80-2.62)
Richest147 (65.45)81 (34.55)1.19 (0.75-1.90)1.17 (0.62-2.19)
Tobacco consumption
No1029 (60.67)627 (39.33)Reference-
Yes57 (63.97)29 (36.03)0.87 (0.48-1.57)
Alcohol usage
No1075 (60.87)649 (39.13)Reference-
Yes11 (45.38)7 (54.62)1.87 (0.46-7.56)
BMI
Normal506 (59.10)311 (40.90)Reference-
Thin71 (60.64)46 (39.36)0.94 (0.55-1.59)
Overweight/obese56 (59.81)33 (40.19)0.97 (0.54-1.74)
Health seeking behaviour in past 3 months
None484 (63.34)255 (36.66)ReferenceReference
Public facility97 (48.34)87 (51.66)1.85 (1.20-2.83)a1.76 (1.14-2.71)a
Private facility44 (47.45)44 (52.55)1.91 (1.11-3.30)a1.99 (1.14-3.47)a
Other2 (100)0 (0)--
Table 4 Distribution of factors associated with overweight and/or obesity among older adolescents
Variables
Normal/thin, n = 125725
Overweight/obesity, n = 8621
Unadjusted RR (95%CI)
Adjusted RR (95%CI)
Age in years, mean (SD)16.99 (1.40)17.03 (1.42)1.02 (1.001-1.04)a1.01 (0.99-1.03)
Sex
Male14666 (92.11)1211 (7.89)1.17 (1.06-1.29)a1.10 (1.01-1.20)a
Female111059 (93.25)7410 (6.75)ReferenceReference
Respondents’ education
No education5068 (96.24)213 (3.76)ReferenceReference
Primary education7092 (95.48)343 (4.52)1.20 (0.97-1.50)1.08 (0.86-1.35)
Secondary education106285 (92.96)7397 (7.04)1.87 (1.57-2.24)b1.28 (1.06-1.54)a
Higher education7266 (91.25)667 (8.75)2.33 (1.91-2.85)b1.26 (1.02-1.56)a
Religion
Hindu93663 (93.5)6088 (6.5)ReferenceReference
Muslim16969 (91.78)1353 (8.22)1.27 (1.15-1.40)b1.21 (1.10-1.34)b
Others13385 (90.81)1086 (9.19)1.41 (1.25-1.60)b1.18 (1.04-1.33)a
Residence
Urban26192 (89.28)3028 (10.72)1.97 (1.84-2.12)b1.28 (1.18-1.38)b
Rural99533 (94.57)5593 (5.43)ReferenceReference
Wealth index
Poorest31167 (96.82)1013 (3.18)ReferenceReference
Poorer31730 (95.26)1615 (4.74)1.49 (1.33-1.67)b1.45 (1.29-1.63)b
Middle26511 (93.11)1911 (6.89)2.17 (1.93-2.43)b2.00 (1.77-2.25)b
Richer21175 (90.65)2001 (9.35)2.94 (2.63-3.29)b2.49 (2.22-2.80)b
Richest15142 (87.17)2081 (12.83)4.04 (3.61-4.51)b3.24 (2.86-3.67)b
Tobacco consumption
No122540 (93.08)8446 (6.92)ReferenceReference
Yes3108 (95.33)168 (4.67)0.67 (0.53-0.86)a0.96 (0.74-1.25)
Alcohol usage
No124667 (93.1)8563 (6.9)ReferenceReference
Yes992 (95.62)52 (4.38)0.64 (0.42-0.96)a0.78 (0.50-1.21)
Incident DM
No124060 (93.21)8430 (6.79)ReferenceReference
Yes331 (81.82)57 (18.18)2.68 (1.97-3.62)b2.43 (1.82-3.24)b