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. 2017 Jul-Sep;6(3):491-497.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.222027.

Prevalence of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in a rural population of district Gautam-Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh using the World Health Organization STEPS approach

Shalini Srivastav  1 , Harsh Mahajan  1 , Sonia Goel  1 , Sidhyartha Mukherjee  1
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Prevalence of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in a rural population of district Gautam-Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh using the World Health Organization STEPS approach

Shalini Srivastav et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2017 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Context: Globally, it is estimated that by 2020, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will account for 73% of deaths and 60% of disease burden. India is in the midst of an epidemiological transition leading to increasing the prevalence of NCDs. Targeting the risk factors for NCDs is recognized as an essential preventive strategy.

Aims: The rationale of this study was to decipher the baseline data on the prevalence of NCD risk factors among the rural population.

Settings and design: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 207 adults in the rural catchment area of the Department of Community Medicine.

Subjects and methods: The World Health Organization STEPS approach was employed which includes three sequential phases: Collection of information on sociodemographic variables and behavioral risk factors (STEP 1), obtaining physical measurements (STEP 2), and acquiring biochemical measurements (STEP 3).

Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

Results: Among the study subjects, the prevalence of smoking, smokeless tobacco use, alcohol use, and sedentary lifestyle was 26.0%, 35.1%, 16.9%, and 9.6%, respectively, in males and 4.6%, 15.4%, 0.0%, and 19.0%, respectively, in females. The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes was 15.6% and 13.0% respectively among males and 20.0% and 7.7% respectively among females. Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia were observed in 5.2% men and 13.8% women and 22.1% men and 16.9% women, respectively.

Conclusions: The study reveals high burden of NCD risk factors in rural areas as well and reiterates the need to take preventive measures.

Keywords: Noncommunicable diseases; risk factors; rural population.

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