Research Article

Migration Status and Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in Kerala State, India

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study subjects.

CharacteristicMigrant (%)Nonmigrant (%)

Subjects8332 69211
 Male7190 (86.3)26503 (38.3)
 Female1142 (13.7)42708 (61.7)
Mean age (SD)45.7 (13.4)41.4 (16.3)
Education
 Low1273 (15.6)18673 (28.0)
 Intermediate6301 (77.0)41545 (62.4)
 High611 (7.5)6405 (9.6)

Risk factors and chronic diseases
Smoking
 Male4014 (56.1)11670 (44.2)
 Female107 (9.5)454 (1.1)
Alcohol
 Male2787 (38.9)7719 (29.3)
 Female81 (7.2)232 (0.5)
Diabetes
 Male1080 (15.1)1557 (5.9)
 Female115 (10.1)2601 (6.0)
Cardiac conditions
 Male501 (7.1)1093 (4.2)
 Female50 (4.4)1431 (3.4)
Hypertension
 Male1029 (14.4)1742 (6.6)
 Female186 (16.4)5080 (12)