Association of behavioral risk factors with self-reported and symptom or measured chronic diseases among adult population (18–69 years) in India: evidence from SAGE study

Abstract Background Behavioral risk factors (BRFs) and biological risk factors contribute majorly to the development of non-communicable chronic diseases. We aimed to explore the covariation, cluster and distribution of risk behaviors in northwest China. Material/Methods Multistage clustering sampling was adopted to select participants for the survey. We obtained the data and investigate the prevalence and clustering pattern (mean number of risk factors) of eight risk factors for non-communicable chronic diseases, including four behavioral risk factors (smoking, drinking, consumption of fruit and vegetables, physical activity) and four biological risk factors (overweight and obesity, raised blood pressure, raised fasting blood glucose and raised total serum cholesterol). Ordinal logistic regression was conducted to investigate the independent demographic and socioeconomic covariates of clustering of the eight risk factors.Results The prevalence of eight risk factors in northwest China were found: insufficient fruit and vegetable intake,59.82%; overweight and obesity, 46.82%; raised blood pressure, 30.88%; Current smoking, 28.21%; physical inactivity, 24.63%; raised total serum cholesterol, 20.96%; raised blood glucose, 4.27% and harmful use of alcohol, 2.16%. 64.73% of the Chinese in northwest China had two or more risk factors. Being a male, old, living in rural areas, having a lower education level and being separated, divorced or widowed all tends to have more BRFs. Conclusion There is a high prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable chronic diseases among residents in northwest China. Public health interventions are needed to reduce these risk factors and ought to target those who are male, old, poorly educated and live in rural areas.

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension and pre-hypertension among the adult population: Findings from the Dubai Household Survey, 2019

10.21203/rs.3.rs-606365/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Heba M. Mamdouh ◽

Wafa K. Alnakhi ◽

Hamid Y. Hussain ◽

Gamal M. Ibrahim ◽

Amal Hussein ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Reference Group ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Adult Population ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

High Body Mass Index ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Behavioral Risk Factors ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Clear Trend

Abstract Background Minimal data is available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and prehypertension in Dubai. The study aims to measure the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension and the associated socio-demographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors and comorbidities among the adult population of Dubai. Methods This study used data from the Dubai Household Health Survey, 2019. A cross-sectional population survey based on a complex stratified cluster random design. The total eligible sample included 2,530 adults (18+). Sociodemographic and behavioral factors were considered as independent covariates. The main study outcome variables, pre-hypertension and hypertension, were ordinal, with normotension as the reference group. Results The overall prevalence of hypertension in adults was 32.5% (38.37% in males and 16.66% in females). Prehypertension was prevalent in 29.8% of adults in Dubai (28.85% in males and 32.31% in females). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age groups, gender, occupation, and high Body Mass Index were significantly associated with a higher risk of hypertension at the level of p < 0.05. No clear trend toward a higher correlation of hypertension was noted with the increase in age, except after the age of 50 years. Males were five- times more likely to be hypertensive than females. Participants enrolled in skilled and service works had a five times higher risk of hypertension, compared with the reference group (professionals). Obese subjects had a 5.47 times greater correlation of hypertension compared with normal-weight subjects. Physically active individuals were less likely to develop hypertension. For the correlates with prehypertension in the present analysis, skilled and service workers and those working in elementary jobs had a higher risk of prehypertension, compared with the reference group (professionals) Individuals with a status of overweight were associated with a higher prevalence of prehypertension compared with people of normal weight. Conclusions This study showed a high prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension among adults in Dubai. Some socio-demographic and behavioral risk factors were correlated with prehypertension and hypertension among the studied population. Interventions aiming at increasing public awareness about such risk factors are essential.

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Chronic Diseases and Socioeconomic Factors

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Operations Management and Service Evaluation - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-5442-5.ch013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 252-269

Author(s):

Athanassios Vozikis ◽

Nikoletta Panou ◽

Iris-Panagiota Efthymiou

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Chronic Condition ◽

Behavioral Risk Factors ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Low Education ◽

Research Findings

The socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors, as well as advances in technology and medicine, have led to an unprecedented increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases, which have become the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In this chapter, the authors aim to unveil the relation between socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors and chronic diseases among the Greek population. For this purpose, data from the SHARE 50+ database (specifically from the easySHARE v.6.1.1) were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 26 software. The research sample comprises of 3,584 Greek citizens of age between 50-75 years. The research findings indicate that 60.1% of the research sample have at least one chronic condition, with low education level to associate with a greater prevalence of chronic diseases. Chronic diseases also are correlated to poor self-perceived health and quality of life, especially to those with a low socioeconomic status. The research results are in accordance with the findings in the international literature.

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