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Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common metabolic disease, especially in older people, with global prevalence estimates ranging from 2.8% in 2000 to a projected 4.4% in 2030 (Wild S et al.2004). Objectives: The present study was undertaken to assess association between inflammatory marker&Cognitive impairementin people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: The present study was conducted in Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology and Department of Physiology on patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus attending Diabetes clinic in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical college hospital, Aligarh Muslim University during year 2012-2013 after approval from the ethical committee of J. N. Medical College. Design of the study was case control.A detailed history and physical examination was carried out for every subject who entered the study as per pre-designed proforma. Results: For cognitive impairment, Type 2 DM subjects showed significantly decrease total MMSE score with decrease in orientation, registration,attention and calculation, recall and language in comparison to controls. Conclusion: The association between Type 2 DM and cognitive changes is becoming increasingly clear, rendering it necessary for physicians in charge of diabetic patients to have the means to assess cognitive performance as cognitive impairment among the older adults with Type 2 DM may worsen the health outcomes through negative impact on compliance with medical self care recommendations.
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Globally more than half of the under-five deaths are attributable to undernutrition. Under-nutrition is a major cause in more than half of under-five deaths. A community-based cross-sectional observational study was done in the rural area of Todarpur Village of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh India, which is the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre under the Department of Community Medicine, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences. The study period was January-April 2018. The prevalence of underweight was lower in comparison to National and State-based prevalence. Most of the underweight children were infants, females, whose mother was illiterate and those who belong to lower socio-economic status and SCT/ST community. Therefore, this section of the society is the most vulnerable group for malnutrition and appropriate cost-effective strategies and intervention are needed to address the burden of malnutrition in this section of society.