Gender Differential Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, Hypertension and Diabetes in South India: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Diabetes and hypertension were prevalent comorbidities across all demographics, with higher rates in suburban and urban areas. Women exhibited higher rates of multimorbidity than men, regardless of the demographic area.
Authors
- Mani Dhivakar
- Krishnan Swaminathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7020-4186)
- Arulraj Ramakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8133-224X)
- Ganesan Velmurugan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-4472)
- Mathew Cherian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-2012)
- Sundaresan Mohanraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-3194)
- Thomas Alexander
Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (IN)
- Orthopaedic Research Group (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Heart
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1354
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35