Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach

• Main Authors: Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Kannan, Srinivasan, Sarma, Sankara P., Razum, Oliver, Sauzet, Odile, Thankappan, Kavumpurathu Raman
• Other Authors: Barengo, Noel Christopher
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Non Communicable Disease; Risk Factor
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88186; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44575
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nearly three-quarters of global deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) occur in low- and middle-income countries such as India. However, there are few data available on longitudinal change in risk factors for NCDs in India. We conducted a cohort study among 495 individuals (aged 15 to 64 years...