Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	35745
Country	India

Category	Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Association of obesity with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in India: A meta-analysis of observational studies
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Giridhara R Babu, GVS Murthy, Yamuna Ana, Prital Patel, R Deepa, Sara E Benjamin-Neelon, Sanjay Kinra and K Srinath Reddy
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship in (Clinical and Public Health) to Giridhara R Babu
Corresponding Author	Giridhara R Babu, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor, Public Health Foundation of India, IIPH-H, Bangalore Campus, SIHFW Premises, Beside Leprosy Hospital, 1st Cross, Magadi Road, Bangalore 560023, India. giridhar@iiphh.org
Key Words	Obesity; Meta-analysis; Hypertension; Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Core Tip	India with population explosion and high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) poses a great challenge for the public health specialists to find the route cause for it. Meta-analysis to find the association of obesity with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in India proved the statistical significance association of obesity with major NCD’s with high degree of variability. Results provided with the possible risk factors for the NCD’s and what need to be done for the preventive aspect of such diseases. As obesity being a risk factor, setting up a priority policy decisions related to interventions for the prevention of obesity can result in a huge dynamic change in the trend of NCD’s in the country like India.
Citation	Babu GR, Murthy GVS, Ana Y, Patel P, Deepa R, Benjamin-Neelon SE, Kinra S, Reddy KS. Association of obesity with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in India: A meta-analysis of observational studies. World J Diabetes 2018; 9(1): 40-52

Received	2017-08-05 05:11
Peer-Review Started	2017-08-07 03:40
To Make the First Decision	2017-09-07 06:52
Return for Revision	2017-09-07 08:08
Revised	2017-10-09 10:12
Second Decision	2017-11-06 08:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-11-20 04:58
Articles in Press	2017-11-20 04:58
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Typeset the Manuscript	2018-01-09 03:40

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