Diabetes and pre-diabetes among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in India: is it time to screen them all?

Pre-diabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and DM increase the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB)

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 June 2018

Country:: India
Document Type:: Journal Article
Theme:: Health
Authors:: Shivakumar, S.V.B.Y., Chandrasekaran, P, Kumar, AM.V., Paradkar, M

Abstract

Pre-diabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and DM increase the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Screening contacts of TB patients for pre-DM/DM and linking them to care may mitigate the risk of developing TB and improve DM management. This study aims to measure the prevalence of pre-DM/ DM and associated factors among the adult household contacts (HHCs) of pulmonary TB patients.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Shivakumar SVBY, Chandrasekaran P, Kumar AM V., Paradkar M, Dhanasekaran K, Suryavarshini N, Thomas B, Kohli R, Thiruvengadam K, Kulkarni V, Hannah LE, Sivaramakrishnan, G. N. Pradhan N, Dolla C, Gupte A, Ramachandran G, DeLuca A, Meshram S, Bhardawaj R, Bollinger RC, Golub J, Selvaraj K, Gupte N, Swaminathan S, Mave V, Gupta A, CTRIUMPh-RePORT India Study. Diabetes and pre-diabetes among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in India: is it time to screen them all? Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2018 May 27];22(6):686–94.