Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study

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Authors

P.S. Sarma · Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Rajeev Sadanandan · Government of Kerala

Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan · Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Biju Soman · Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Srinivasan Kannan · Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Ravi Prasad Varma · Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Abstract

Majority of the participants had more than one NCD risk factor. There was no rural-urban difference in terms of raised BP or raised FBG prevalence in Kerala. The higher rates of NCD risk factors and lower rates of hypertension and diabetes control call for concerted primary and secondary prevention strategies to address the future burden of NCDs.

Topics & Keywords

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 9, Issue 11, pp. e027880-e027880

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027880

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