Jaideep Menon1, N Vijayakumar2, Joseph K Joseph3, P C David4, M N Menon5, Shyam Mukundan6, P D Dorphy7, Amitava Banerjee8. 1. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India. Electronic address: menon7jc@gmail.com. 2. Blood Bank & Dialysis Unit, Aluva Taluk Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India. Electronic address: doc.vijayakumar@gmail.com. 3. Little Flower Hospital & Research Centre, Kerala, India. Electronic address: drjosephkjoseph@gmail.com. 4. MAGJ Hospital, Mookkannoor, Kerala, India. Electronic address: davidpc_7@yahoo.com. 5. Aiswarya Clinic, Sree Moolanagaram, Kerala, India. Electronic address: drmnmenon@gmail.com. 6. Lakshmi Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India. Electronic address: shyammukundan@gmail.com. 7. Deva Matha Hospital, Koratty, Kerala, India. Electronic address: drdorphy@yahoo.com. 8. University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: a.banerjee.1@bham.ac.uk.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: India carries the greatest burden of global non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Poverty is strongly associated with NCDs but there are few prevalence studies which have measured poverty in India, particularly in rural settings. METHODS: In Kerala, India, a population of 113,462 individuals was identified. The "Epidemiology of Non-communicable Diseases in Rural Areas" (ENDIRA) study was conducted via ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists). Standardised questionnaires were used in household interviews of individuals ≥18years during 2012 to gather sociodemographic, lifestyle and medical data for this population. The Government of Kerala definition of "the poverty line" was used. The association between below poverty line (BPL) status, NCDs and risk factors was analysed in multivariable regression models. RESULTS: 84,456 adults were included in the analyses (25.4% below the poverty line). The prevalence of NCDs was relatively common: myocardial infarction (MI) 1.4%, stroke 0.3%, respiratory diseases 5.0%, and cancer 1.1%. BPL status was not associated with age (p=0.96) or gender (p=0.26). Compared with those above the poverty line (APL), the BPL group was less likely to have diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia (p<0.0001), and more likely to smoke (p<0.0001). Compared with APL, BPL was associated with stroke (OR 1.33, 1.04-1.69; p=0.02) and respiratory disease (OR 1.23, 1.15-1.32; p<0.0001) in multivariable analyses, but not MI or cancer. CONCLUSIONS: In rural Kerala, BPL status was associated with stroke and respiratory diseases, but not with MI and cancer although it was associated with smoking status, compared with above poverty line status.
INTRODUCTION: India carries the greatest burden of global non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Poverty is strongly associated with NCDs but there are few prevalence studies which have measured poverty in India, particularly in rural settings. METHODS: In Kerala, India, a population of 113,462 individuals was identified. The "Epidemiology of Non-communicable Diseases in Rural Areas" (ENDIRA) study was conducted via ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists). Standardised questionnaires were used in household interviews of individuals ≥18years during 2012 to gather sociodemographic, lifestyle and medical data for this population. The Government of Kerala definition of "the poverty line" was used. The association between below poverty line (BPL) status, NCDs and risk factors was analysed in multivariable regression models. RESULTS: 84,456 adults were included in the analyses (25.4% below the poverty line). The prevalence of NCDs was relatively common: myocardial infarction (MI) 1.4%, stroke 0.3%, respiratory diseases 5.0%, and cancer 1.1%. BPL status was not associated with age (p=0.96) or gender (p=0.26). Compared with those above the poverty line (APL), the BPL group was less likely to have diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia (p<0.0001), and more likely to smoke (p<0.0001). Compared with APL, BPL was associated with stroke (OR 1.33, 1.04-1.69; p=0.02) and respiratory disease (OR 1.23, 1.15-1.32; p<0.0001) in multivariable analyses, but not MI or cancer. CONCLUSIONS: In rural Kerala, BPL status was associated with stroke and respiratory diseases, but not with MI and cancer although it was associated with smoking status, compared with above poverty line status.
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