1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, U.P.
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
3Professor and Head of Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
*Corresponding author: Sachin Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SIMS, Hapur, U.P., Mobile: 09953980010. E-mail:drsachinucms@gmail.com
Online published on 13 February, 2013.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly on the rise as the world still struggles to cope with infectious and communicable diseases. All countries, irrespective of their stage of economic development, face an increasing burden of NCDs. NCDs including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and cancers are increasing in alarming proportions.
To find the magnitude of risk factors of non communicable diseases among postmenopausal women in Delhi
A community based cross-sectional study was conducted at Palam, an urbanized village in Delhi. A total 416 postmenopausal women were interviewed, examined and investigated.
The most common risk factors of NCDs among postmenopausal women found in the study were dietary factors, obesity and stress. These women consumed more salt (82.7%) and fats (45.2%), and less vegetable and fruits (64.2%). The magnitude of stress was 53.2% followed by truncal obesity (46.8%) hypertension (39.6%), smoking (17.8%) and diabetes (13.9%).
The burden of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the postmenopausal women in Palam Village is high. Programs related to lifestyle change focusing on the need of postmenopausal women should be framed.
Risk Factors, Non communicable Diseases, Postmenopausal Women
