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Pre-diabetes affects ~12% of medical students, occurring predominantly in males.
Observational (n=130)
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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of pre diabetes in students of AyubMedical College and associated risk factors. Study Design: Prospective study. Period: Jan2016 to Jun 2016. Setting: Ayub Medical College. Materials and Methodology: 130 studentsparticipated after simple random sampling technique. Different variables were studied andinitially were entered on a pre-formed proforma and then SPSS 17.0 version were used for dataanalysis. Results: 15(11.54%) of the students were suffering from pre diabetes. Among them11(8.46%) were males while 4(3.07%) were females. 50 (38.46%) students had a positive familyhistory of diabetes whereas 80 (61.54%) had no family history. 111(85.38%) of the studentsin study were non-smokers and Only 40(30.77%) students were doing regular exercise.Conclusion: A significant prevalence of pre-diabetes in young adults is a matter of concerntherefore all young adults need to be targeted for screening of pre diabetes and lifestylemodification.
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Khan et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Pre-diabetes (n=130). Diabetes risk factors (family history, smoking, exercise) was evaluated on Prevalence of pre-diabetes. Medical students at Ayub Medical College exhibited an 11.54% prevalence of pre-diabetes.
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