Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India: results of a cross-sectional study

Objective To estimate the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in Kerala.Design A community-based, cross-sectional survey.Participants In 2016–2017 a multistage, cluster sample of 12 012 (aged 18–69 years) participants from all 14 districts of Kerala were studied.Main outcome me...

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Main Authors:	P S Sarma, Rajeev Sadanandan, Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan, Biju Soman, Kannan Srinivasan, R P Varma, Manju R Nair, A S Pradeepkumar, Panniyammakal Jeemon, K R Thankappan, Raman V Kutty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:	BMJ Open
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e027880.full
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