not only fares poorly in lifestyle disease indicators, but also accounts for a high Percentage of obesity and hypertension cases in comparison to many other states.
The latest Lancet report on Metabolic non-communicable disease Health report of India: Indian Council of Medical ResearchIndia Diabetes (Icmr-INDIAB) study’ confirmed that Telangana has over 25% central obesity and hypertension cases.
In generalised obesity cases, Telangana stands along withAndhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Manipur, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Delhi. The findings of the study were published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology’.
As far as abdominal obesity and hypertension cases are concerned, Telangana again fares poorly with over 25% of its Population affected by these lifestyle diseases. Medical experts said there is a close link between abdominal obesity and triglycerides.
A total of 1,13,043 individuals 79,506 from rural areas and 33,537 from urban areas were part of the ICMR-INDIAB study conducted across India between October 18, 2008, and December 17, 2020.
Telangana also has a lot to worry with diabetic and pre-diabetic population hovering between 7.5%-10% among the southern states, the report said.poorly.