Prevalance of Lifestyle Associated Risk Factor for NonCommunicable Diseases among Young Male Population in Urban Slum Area At Mayapuri, New Delhi
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of study was to estimate the prevalence of selected risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, fruit and vegetable consumption, overweight and obesity, hypertension and to investigate the association with selected socio demographic factors among 20 -40- year-old male population of urban slum area of Mayapuri New Delhi. As risk factor are started at very early year of age and should be intervened in the early age. Slum community are at major risk of NCD due to constrains. Materials and methods:A household based cross-sectional study conducted with random cluster sampling. 200 participants were selected for the study who were 20 – 40-year-old males. The WHO STEP wise approach was adapted to risk factor survey. Only Step 1 and step 2 were take due to lake of manpower and funding. STEP (1) SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics and NCD risk factors were undertaken by questionnaire. STEP (2): physical anthropometric measurements and blood pressure were measured. Result: The main findings of the present study is high prevalence of NCDs risk factors, smoking (39%), alcohol consumption (60%), low intake of fruits and vegetable (78%), lake of physical activity (52%), overweight (7%), hypertension (19%) and Framingham risk scores are high in selected population. In multivariable analysis, high age, low education, were associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption and more than (60%) of total respondent lived with three or more risk factors of NCDs among the study population. Conclusion: The present study that the prevalence’s of NCD risk factors in the urban slum population of the Mayapuri area was generally high. Almost60 % adult have more than one risk factor present, and one third has 3 – 5 risk factors present based on the Framingham risk estimates, more than one – fourth of the population have moderate to high risk of developing CHD within next 10 years. The present study indicates increasing trend in of NCDs risk factors will lead to increase in NCDs. It will put an enormous pressure on Indian health system and economy. Prevention strategies should be given high priority.
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Dr Deepshikha Singh, Dr. Ajay Raj, Dr. j. Saminathan
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