Funding for this research was provided by:
Gujarat council of Science and Technology (GUJCOST/MRP/2014-15/1118)
Research Society for the study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI/HQ/Grant/2014/264)
Article History
Received: 8 December 2018
Accepted: 29 July 2019
First Online: 23 August 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Nirma University, Ahmedabad, with protocol number IEC/NU/V/IP/01. All the participants were informed about the purpose of the study and were ensured strict confidentiality, and then, written informed consent was taken from each of them before the total procedure. For school-going children, written consent of their parents or legally acceptable representative was taken.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.