A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF LIFE STYLE DISEASES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH BEHAVIOURAL PRACTICE AMONG DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS IN MARAIMALAI NAGAR
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: Lifestyle diseases are health problems that react to changes in lifestyle. They are emerging in India due to economic transition, westernization, adopting unhealthy behavioral practices such as smoking and alcohol consumption, change in diet pattern due to availability of cheaper junk foods, lack of awareness and sedentary lifestyle. India is projected to experience more deaths from non-communicable diseases in the next few decades. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of lifestyle diseases among different occupational groups and its association with their behavioral practices. Methodology: A cross sectional comparative study using Stratified random sampling was conducted with 495 subjects. Questionnaire was self- administered and interviewed in few subjects .Data was analyzed using SPSS 17. Results: Among the Teachers (79), IT professionals(89), Industry workers (78), Shopkeepers (92), Drivers (99), Retired persons and housewives (58), theoverall prevalence of Diabetes 18.8%, Hypertension 6.6%, Obesity 7%, Heart disease 5.5%. We found significant association between lifestyle diseases and smoking and alcohol (p- 0.01, 0.001). Lifestyle disease was common among drivers with frequent alcohol intake (p-0.01). Retired personnel and housewives who did not exercise regularly suffered from lifestyle diseases (p-0.01). There was significant association between the shopkeepers, drivers and IT professionals who consumed junk food on a daily basis and lifestyle diseases. Higher BMI was recorded among them (p-0.005). Of the 39% population with lifestyle diseases, 37.5% has positive family history. 47% lacked awareness about lifestyle diseases and 40% of them were not interested in any awareness program. 46% exercised regularly and walking was the most commonly employed exercise. Conclusion: This study shows unhealthy behavioral practice, lack of physical activity and consumption of junk food are risk factors for diseases, especially between the ages of 20 and 50 years, where lifestyle changes can be easily implemented for disease prevention and reduction of complications.
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Quartzita Melofer, Bincy Roy, Papa Saleema
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