Indrapal Meshram|M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao|V. Sudershan Rao|Avula Laxmaiah|Kalpagam Polasa
Regional variation in the prevalence of overweight/obesity, hypertension and diabetes and their correlates among the adult rural population in India
National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research
communitybased crosssectional study carried five regions india adopting multistage random sampling procedure information collected participants sociodemographic particulars age sex occupation education etc anthropometric measurements height weight waist hip circumferences measured three measurements blood pressure obtained fasting blood sugar assessed using glucometer data analysis done using descriptive statistics 2 test association logistic regression analysis total 7531 subjects covered anthropometry blood pressure overall prevalence overweightobesity abdominal obesity 29 21 respectively higher southern region 40 compared regions prevalence hypertension 18 16 diabetes 95 among men women respectively risk hypertension diabetes significantly higher among adults southern western regions among elderly among overweightobese individuals abdominal obesity conclusion prevalence overweightobesity hypertension higher southern region whereas diabetes higher southern western regions factors increasing age male sex overweightobesity abdominal obesity important risk factors hypertension diabetes appropriate health nutrition education given community control problems