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VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 (2025)
A community based study on lifestyle intervention for reducing diabetes in Ernakulam, Southern India
Authors
CP Prasanth, Rajesh Singh
Abstract
Diabetes is becoming a global public health
issue and India is seeing one of the fastest epidemics. The researchers wanted
to test a 12-month culturally customized lifestyle intervention. The study
employed a randomized controlled trial. The initiative was designed to reduce
diabetes in high-risk Indian communities. The campaign used community health
specialists and mobile health technologies to encourage weight loss, physical
activity, and dietary habits. Reduce diabetes, weight, and HbA1c were the
primary while cost-effectiveness and behavioral changes were secondary goals of
this study. Because of these changes, the prevalence of diabetes reduced by 51%
(HR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.38-0.63), the average weight was 5.4 kg lower than in the
control group (1.3 kg), and the HbA1c level was 0.73% lower. The behavioral
results showed 4.2-fold dietary habit improvement and 3.5-fold physical
activity adherence (OR = 7.2). Behavior improvements, constant across age,
gender, and body mass index subgroups, accounted for 68% of the intervention’s
efficacy. Our findings suggest expanding locally-adapted diabetes prevention
programs in times of restricted resources. Additionally, they provide
policymakers a realistic and affordable way to reduce diabetes’s growing effect
in India.
Pages:37-41
How to cite this article:
CP Prasanth, Rajesh Singh "A community based study on lifestyle intervention for reducing diabetes in Ernakulam, Southern India". International Journal of Biology Research, Vol 10, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 37-41
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