Medical researchers recommend diabetes screening from 25 years of age
The Hindu
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Following a countrywide study, whose results have now been published in the medical journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Clinical Research & Reviews, an expert panel of researchers has recommended early screening for diabetes from the age of 25.
Existing ICMR guidelines suggest starting diabetes screening for people aged 30 and above.
In the study, data from multiple tertiary diabetes centres across the country showed a trend of increasing prevalence of diabetes in the younger age group in the past one decade. Among the diabetics sampled for the study, 77.6% of those below the age of 30 were found to be either overweight or obese.
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