{"title":"Urban-rural Disparities in Modifiable Behavioral and Metabolic Risk Factors of Noncommunicable Diseases: Insights from a Hilly Region of North India.","authors":"Anupam Parashar, Anmol Kumar Gupta, Prem Lal","doi":"10.4103/ijph.ijph_260_25","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Summary: </strong>Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an increasing public health concern in India. A cross-sectional study was conducted among NCD patients attending outpatient clinics in two urban and two rural health centers in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh to investigate urban-rural differences in the prevalence of modifiable behavioral and metabolic risk factors. Hypercholesterolemia (≥200 mg/dL) and elevated diastolic blood pressure (≥90 mmHg) were significantly more prevalent among urban participants. In contrast, rural participants had greater exposure to second-hand smoke and lower intake of fruits and vegetables. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions tailored to the place of residence to address risk factors for NCDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13298,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian journal of public health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_260_25","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Summary: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an increasing public health concern in India. A cross-sectional study was conducted among NCD patients attending outpatient clinics in two urban and two rural health centers in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh to investigate urban-rural differences in the prevalence of modifiable behavioral and metabolic risk factors. Hypercholesterolemia (≥200 mg/dL) and elevated diastolic blood pressure (≥90 mmHg) were significantly more prevalent among urban participants. In contrast, rural participants had greater exposure to second-hand smoke and lower intake of fruits and vegetables. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions tailored to the place of residence to address risk factors for NCDs.
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Indian Journal of Public Health is a peer-reviewed international journal published Quarterly by the Indian Public Health Association. It is indexed / abstracted by the major international indexing systems like Index Medicus/MEDLINE, SCOPUS, PUBMED, etc. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles. The Indian Journal of Public Health publishes articles of authors from India and abroad with special emphasis on original research findings that are relevant for developing country perspectives including India. The journal considers publication of articles as original article, review article, special article, brief research article, CME / Education forum, commentary, letters to editor, case series reports, etc. The journal covers population based studies, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, systematic review, meta-analysis, clinic-social studies etc., related to any domain and discipline of public health, specially relevant to national priorities, including ethical and social issues. Articles aligned with national health issues and policy implications are prefered.
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