Year: 2025 | Month: October-December | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 107-115
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20250416
Prevalence and Pattern of Distribution of Obesity and Diabetes in the Population of Tripura: A Monitoring Survey-Based Report from a Regional Cancer Centre, India
Sharadia Majumder1, Partha Sarathi Pal2, Gautam Majumdar3, Ankita Debnath4, Sukanta Nath5
13rd Year Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Biochemistry, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, India.
3Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Agartala Government Medical College, 799006, India.
4Assistant Professor, ILS Nursing Institute, Agartala, Tripura, India,
5Research Scientist, Department of Molecular Oncology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Centre, Agartala, Tripura, India,
Corresponding Author: Dr. Sukanta Nath
ABSTRACT
The presence of overweight or obesity with diabetes mellitus contributes to a higher risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and increased mortality rates worldwide. Despite multiple efforts to mitigate the high occurrence of NCDs through awareness and treatment strategies, the management of obesity and diabetes in the North-Eastern states still presents a major challenge. This study sought to analyze the prevalence and pattern of the distribution of overweight, obesity, and diabetes in gender-specific populations across rural and urban areas in Tripura. This report is based on the results of a monitoring survey from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Centre situated in Agartala, Tripura, India. A cross-sectional survey was performed by ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Centre, Tripura. The sample size for the state of Tripura was 2880, achieving full coverage of the Population-Based Cancer Registry (PBCR). The survey was carried out during the period from November 2019 to December 2020. Sociodemographic information was gathered through a validated interview schedule. According to the cut-off values established by the WHO, 20.9% of the respondents were in the overweight category, while 3.5% were classified as obese. The prevalence of obesity was notably higher in females (4.2%) than in males (2.8%). Moreover, a little over 30% of the respondents were found to have central obesity. The rate of raised fasting blood glucose was 6.9%. Our research emphasizes the concerning rise in obesity rates in Tripura, attributed to urbanization and lifestyle changes. Obesity and diabetes are more prevalent in urban areas, with urban men particularly vulnerable to diabetes, while obesity is more frequently observed in women.
Keywords: Overweight, Obesity, Diabetes mellitus, Blood glucose, Tripura