- A joint research initiative of BADAS and University of Oslo (UIO), Norway
- Study place: Chandra, Gazipur
- Study design: cross-sectional
- Study time & participants: 1999 (4757), 2004 (3981), 2009 (2376)
- Funding: BADAS & UIO
- Status: Planning for a new study
- Key points:
- It was the first follow study to observe the prevalence and incidence of diabetes in rural Bangladesh.
- Developed 1st diabetes risk score in Bangladesh for identifying people at risk, developed country-specific cut-off levels for anthropometric parameters, and glycated hemoglobin.
- The observed association of diabetes with risk markers including body mass index, waist circumference, metabolic syndrome, and lipids in rural Bangladesh.
Chandra Rural Diabetes Study
