Background: Non communicable diseases are becoming more
prevalent in India. The data for presence of non communicable
diseases and its risk factors among factory workers is deficient
in India. Materials and methods: A cross sectional comparative
study was carried out among 37 factory workers and equal number
of comparable subjects from general population. Screening for
presence of diabetes along with its risk factors was made in
both the groups using pretested predesigned WHO STEPS
questionnaire in rural area of Delhi. Data was analyzed using
SPSS version 16 software. The estimation of risk in two groups
was done with calculation of Odd’s ratio. P value less than 0.05
was considered significant. Results: A total of 74 participants
were included in the present study. Hypertension and diabetes
was present in 13.5% and 5.4% of factory workers and 4 (10.8%)
and 3 (8.8%) in non-factory subjects. 7 (18.9%) factory and 8
(21.6%) non-factory subjects fell in category of current smoker
or smokeless tobacco users. HDL