Community based screening for detection of lifestyle risk factors in women of reproductive age group in city of north india

Introduction–India is the world’s second most populated with one-fifth of the world’s population. Over past 20yrs, there is dramatic rise in number of people suffering from lifestyle diseases.Lifestyle disorders encompass those risk factors that results in developing heart disease, diabetes, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and hypertension.
Material and Methods - Community-based cross-sectional studyconducted in military station North India for six monthsby home visits. All the participants underwent biochemical tests, for Homoglobin, Cholesterol, Blood sugar andanthropometric measurements to assess blood pressure, weight and height. Data were collectedand analyzed using SPSS 20 Statistical Software.
Results - In 856 participants, majority belonged to age group of 29-38yrs, 50% were overweight, 37.7% (95% CI 125.9-127.2/82.7-83.3)were pre-hypertensive, 13.3%( 95% CI 145.6-150.9/93.5-95.7) hypertensive, 3.3% ( 95% CI 137.73-156.99) had raised blood sugar. Another 119 (13.9%, 95% CI 224.60-230.24) were detected with cholesterol levels >200mg/dL and 213 (24.9%, 95% CI 10.76-10.97) had Hb<12g/dL, suggesting Anemia.
Conclusion - Prevalence of life style diseases is linked with risk factors like Obesity, Hypertension, Increase Blood Sugar and Blood Cholesterol level. Early detection of the risk factors,by screening in community using simple tests and anthropometric examination would help in detecting and treating these otherwise healthy individuals well in time.