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Research Article | Volume 13 Issue:1 (, 2023) | Pages 1253 - 1258
Prevalence of Major Risk Factors of Non Communicable Diseases among Doctors at Tertiary Care Center
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DOI : 10.5083/ejcm
Published
March 28, 2023
Abstract

Introduction: non-communicable diseases (NCDs) present an imminent threat to people worldwide. Globalization delivers the uniform cause for the spread of chronic diseases to every corner of the World. AIM: To determine prevalence of Major risk factors of Non Communicable Diseases among study population. Material and methods: This was a Cross sectional study including 325 Doctors with minimum qualification of MBBS/BDS, working in Govt. health care facilities of Bikaner district, from Dec. 2019 to dec 2021 at Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Results: Mean age of study population was 40.58 ± 10.21yr. we found that 9.85% were current smoker, 1/3rd had used at least a standard drink in last 12 month, 68.92% consumed >5gm salt per day, 45.85% were active physically. 48.62% were overweight and obese, 12.92% had systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 14.46%. Conclusion: The prevalence of risk factors for lifestyle diseases was high among the health professionals

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