Research Article

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

Table 4

Prevalence of self-reported noncommunicable diseases in adults (20–69 years) compared with respect to various sociodemographic variables.

VariableAny NCDHypertension Diabetes mellitusHeart diseaseCancer Mental illness

Age groups
 20–40 years389 (1.3%)209 (0.7%)53 (0.2%)22 (0.1%)12 (0.1%)77 (0.3%)
 40–60 years1571 (7.9%)1135 (5.7%)428 (2.1%)127 (0.6%)27 (0.1%)66 (0.3%)
 60–69 years993 (19.5%)748 (14.7%)264 (5.2%)71 (1.4%)20 (0.4%)20 (0.4%)
Education
 Illiterate571 (5.5%)390 (3.8%)72 (0.7%)35 (0.3%)5 (0.0%)57 (0.5%)
 ≤8 years of schooling1057 (4.9%)760 (3.5%)231 (1.1%)88 (0.4%)31 (0.1%)54 (0.3%)
 8–12 years of schooling1083 (5.5%)778 (3.9%)364 (1.8%)81 (0.4%)19 (0.1%)45 (0.2%)
 >12 years of schooling242 (6.6%)164 (4.5%)78 (2.1%)16 (0.4%)4 (0.1%)7 (0.2%)
Substance use
 Oral tobacco629 (4.1%)464 (3%)144 (0.9%)56 (0.4%)16 (0.1%)41 (0.3%)
 Smoking442 (8.4%)263 (5%)84 (1.6%)48 (0.9%)12 (0.2%)17 (0.3%)
 Oral tobacco and smoking982 (5.1%)670 (3.5%)213 (1.1%)94 (0.5%)24 (0.1%)51 (0.3%)
 Alcohol56 (4.8%)33 (2.8%)9 (0.8%)9 (0.8%)1 (0.1%)4 (0.3%)
 Any addiction987 (5.1%)672 (3.5%)214 (1.1%)96 (0.5%)24 (0.1%)53 (0.3%)
 All three12 (3.7%)8 (2.5%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.6%)0 (0%)0 (0%)