Gender Differential Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, Hypertension and Diabetes in South India: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India is facing triple epidemic of Non communicable diseases (NCDs) including high body mass index (BMI), high blood pressure and high blood glucose, contributing to more than half of deaths of all mortality, however, information in different demographics is limited, especially, in India. The aim of the study is to compare the prevalence of overweight, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, along with the occurrence of multi-morbidity, across gender-specific populations in rural, suburban, and urban regions of India.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, population-based study including adults aged 20 and above in rural, suburban, and urban areas near Coimbatore, India. All participants were interviewed using a detailed questionnaire and had their anthropometric measu

SUBMITTER: Sundaresan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396087 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature