Urban regions had higher rates ofall metabolic NCD than rural areaswith the exception of prediabetes

, Managing Director, ’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC) and President, Madras Di abetes Research Foundation (MDRF) commented “We at MDRF are more than proud to be spearheading this he rculean task as the national coordinating centre for the study with generous support from ICMR and Ministry of Health, Government of India. The in-depth report is likely to have a huge impact on the healthcare policies for t he country specific to NCDs. The findings of this study are very significant as they provide robust estimates of N CDs for the nation. Compared to earlier estimates, India currently has a substantially greater prevalence of met abolic NCDs. In India, the diabetes epidemic is in transition, with some states having already reached their p eak rates while others are just getting started. The study also demonstrates that despite the fact that all metabolic NCDs are more common in urban regions, rural areas have significantly greater prevalence rates than that repo rted previously “