Sociodemographic patterning of non-communicable disease risk factors in rural India: a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the sociodemographic patterning of non-communicable disease risk factors in rural India.

Design

Cross sectional study.

Setting

About 1600 villages from 18 states in India. Most were from four large states due to a convenience sampling strategy.

Participants

1983 (31% women) people aged 20-69 years (49% response rate).

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of tobacco use, alcohol use, low fruit and vegetable intake, low physical activity, obesity, central adiposity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, and underweight.

Results

Prevalence of most risk factors increased with age. Tobacco and alcohol use, low intake of fruit and vegetables, and underweight were more common in lower socioeconomic positions; whereas obesity, dysli

SUBMITTER: Kinra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2946988 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature