Noncommunicable disease risk factors and predictors of hypertension among Gurkha veterans in Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study
Alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and obesity were the strongest predictors of hypertension among ex-Gurkha soldiers. Given the distinct lifestyle transitions and health challenges faced by this population, targeted early screening, at the community level with a continuum of care and health promotion strategies are essential to mitigate the NCD burden among retired Gurkha soldiers.
Authors
- Nilam Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-8709)
- Paras Kumar Pokharel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-5014)
- Dharanidhar Baral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3726-8161)
- Shyam Sundar Budhathoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-1087)
- Sagar Panthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7539-0539)
- Rochana Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-8207)
- Krishna Prasad Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7779-6233)
- Gampo Dorji
- Madhav Bhusal
- S Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-2672)
Institutions
- College of Medical Sciences (NP)
- Kanti Children's Hospital (NP)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22919-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17