{"doi":"10.4314/mmj.v37i2.2","title":"Prevalence of prediabetes and associated risk factors among peri-urban dwelling adults in Blantyre, Malawi","abstract":"Introduction: Prediabetes is a high-risk state for developing diabetes, yet its prevalence in Malawi remains understudied. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of prediabetes and its associated risk factors in peri-urban communities of Blantyre, Malawi. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was employed, enrolling 204 participants from South Lunzu, Nkolokoti, and Misesa. Systematic probability sampling was conducted to recruit study participants. Data were collected using the WHO STEP-wise questionnaire. The following data were collected: demographic characteristics (age, sex, education, employment), lifestyle behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity), anthropometric measures (body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio), blood pressure, and Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) levels. Prediabetes was defined as an FPG level of 110-125 mg/dl. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to examine relationships between prediabetes and independent factors. Results: The mean age of participants was 39±13.40 years (range: 18 - 76 years). Female participants constituted 76% (n=155) of the sample. The prevalence of prediabetes was 9.8% (n=20). Participants' characteristics included 3.4% active smokers, 18.6% alcohol consumers, 67.6% engaging in vigorous physical activity, and 81.9% in daily moderate physical activities. Additionally, 24.5% were obese, 53.9% had high waist circumference, and 23.0% had a high waist-hip ratio. Obesity was significantly associated with prediabetes (AOR=8.850 95% CI=1.172 - 29.208). All other variables were not significantly associated with prediabetes. Conclusion: Results from this study reveal a significant association between obesity and prediabetes, highlighting the importance of maintaining a healthy weight to prevent prediabetes.","journal":"Malawi Medical Journal","year":2025,"id":571233,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":0,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.8405,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2025-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":689770,"name":"Ndaziona Peter Kwanjo Banda","orcid":"0000-0002-3958-0888","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1477384,"name":"Thom Kaledzera","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":515115,"name":"Adamson S. Muula","orcid":"0000-0003-4412-9773","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1477059,"name":"Enock Chisati","orcid":"0000-0001-5596-9386","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1477383,"name":"Grace Mukoka-Bwezani","orcid":null,"position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":1,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:57:15.755535Z","pmid":"41306802","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}