Women's Metabolic Health Foundation of India

Women's Metabolic Health Foundation of India

Secretariate : H. No. 27/88, Plot No 59, Ashok Nagar, Agra - 282002 (U.P.)
womensmetabolic@gmail.com

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Diabetes and Hypertension in Women

Women face unique challenges in diabetes and hypertension management:

Diabetes:

25% of women of reproductive age in Southern India have elevated HbA1c (≥5.7%)
PCOS significantly increases diabetes risk: *3.4% of women with PCOS* have diabetes

Pregnancy-related complications (gestational diabetes) indicate future metabolic risk

Hypertension:

18.6% of women of reproductive age have hypertension
Hypertension prevalence increases with age and is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome

The B12 Connection:

Vitamin B12 deficiency is widespread in India (affecting 48.3% of women) and is associated with:

Higher BMI and waist circumference
Increased body fat percentage
Higher prevalence of overweight and central adiposity