Research Article

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Permanently Settled Tribal Individuals in Tribal and Urban Areas in Northern State of Sub-Himalayan Region of India

Table 5

Gender distribution for anthropometry, blood glucose, and alcohol consumption among tribes of urban and tribal areas, Himachal Pradesh, 2011-2012.

Characteristics
(%)
MaleFemaleTotal
Tribal tribes (2070)Urban tribes (1788) valueTribal tribes (1930)Urban tribes (2212) valueTribal tribes (4000)Urban tribes (4000) value

Central obesity30.246.90.0057.468.80.0043.359.00.00
BMI (kg/m2)
 <18.55.34.90.5810.010.10.937.67.80.73
 23.0–27.516.943.30.008.818.00.0013.029.30.00
 >27.50.20.30.82*0.40.40.960.30.31.00
HTN (mm of Hg)
 Prehypertension 81.559.80.0075.956.80.0078.858.20.00
 Stage 18.823.80.0011.822.00.0010.222.80.00
 Stage 20.75.10.001.15.50.000.95.30.00
FBG (mg/dL)
 IFG (110–126)1.90.30.003.11.00.002.40.70.00
 DM (>126)3.37.00.004.68.40.003.97.80.00
OGTT (mg/dL)
 IGT (140–200)94.584.90.0092.481.60.0093.583.10.00
 DM (>200)3.57.80.004.89.10.004.18.50.00

Yates Corrected Chi-square test.