Research Article

Burden of Self-Reported Noncommunicable Diseases in 26 Villages of Anand District of Gujarat, India

Table 3

Prevalence of self-reported noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the adult population (aged 20–69 years).

NCDAge adjusted prevalenceCrude prevalencePrevalence in malesPrevalence in females value (Chi-square test)

Hypertension 4.2%3.7%3.7%4.4%<0.001
Diabetes mellitus 1.5%1.3%1.5%1.2%0.003
Cancer 0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.090
Heart disease 0.440.39%0.5%0.3%<0.001
Mental illnesses 0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.264
Any disease 5.9%5.3%5.2%5.4%0.690

Adjusted with WHO standard population [8].
For crude prevalence between males and females.