Exposure to mosquito coil and biomass fuel smoke and respiratory health in rural Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Mosquito coil smoke, along with biomass fuel smoke, are sources of indoor air pollution. Biomass fuel smoke has been studied as a risk factor for poor respiratory outcomes. However, in an Indian context, few studies examine the effect of mosquito coil exposure on poor respiratory outcomes at the community level.

Assessment of Carotid Arterial Stiffness in Community Settings With ARTSENS®.

Objective: We investigate the field feasibility of carotid stiffness measurement using ARTSENS® Touch and report the first community-level data from India.

Method: In an analytical cross-sectional survey among 1074 adults, we measured specific stiffness index ([Formula: see text]), pressure-strain elastic modulus ([Formula: see text]), arterial compliance (AC), and one-point pulse wave velocity (PWV[Formula: see text]) from the left common carotid artery. Data for established risk factors (waist circumference, blood pressure, plasma glucose, triglycerides, and HDL-C) were also collected.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in rural South India: cohort study.

Background And Objectives: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for one-third of the deaths in India. We conducted a cohort study to estimate the incidence of CVD and the association of established risk factors with the incident CVD in a rural population in South India.

Design, Setting And Participants: We conducted a community-based cohort study among 6026 adults aged 25-64 years in five villages in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.

Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a rural tribal population of Mokokchung, Nagaland, India.

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality in India. The northeastern part of India has a high burden of NCDs. However, data on the prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in the rural tribal population of Nagaland are limited.

Hypertension treatment and control in a rural cohort in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Hypertension is a public health problem with low detection and treatment rates in India. We resurveyed 1284 patients with hypertension already identified in baseline survey of the cohort in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The objective was to estimate the proportion of patients with drug treatment, hypertension control and lifestyle modification at follow-up (median follow-up 27 months).

Diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes attending rural primary healthcare facilities in Tamil Nadu.

Background: India has a high burden of diabetic retinopathy ranging from 12.2% to 20.4% among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and risk factors for hypertension in a rural population in South India.

Objectives: Hypertension is a major public health problem with prevalence ranging 22-30% in urban India. There are few data on hypertension epidemiology in rural India. We conducted a survey to estimate prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and risk factors for hypertension in a rural population in south India.

The metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in an urban industrial male population in South India.

Background: The metabolic syndrome is characterized by clustering of risk factors, which predisposes subjects to increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Objectives of this study were to estimate prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and determine the association of risk factors with the metabolic syndrome in an urban industrial male population in Chennai, India.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey for male employees working in an industrial unit.

A comparison of anthropometric indices for predicting hypertension and type 2 diabetes in a male industrial population of Chennai, South India.

Objectives: To assess the association of four obesity-related indices--body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-stature ratio (WSR)--with hypertension and type 2 diabetes among a male industrial population in south India.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A cross sectional study of 2148 men aged 18-69 years in two purposely selected industrial units in Chennai, India, in 2003-2005.

Main Outcome Measures: The examination included blood pressure and anthropometric measurements (height, weight, hip circumference, and WC) to calculate BMI, WHR, and WSR.

Prevalence and distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in an urban industrial population in south India: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are leading cause of death in developing countries including India. The huge burden of CVD in Indian subcontinent is the consequence of the large population and high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. This study was done to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in two industrial units in Chennai, India.