Skip to main content

Table 2 Results of the screening tests by gender

From: A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India

 

All participants

Men

Women

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Participants screened

6,985

 

1,988

 

4,997

 

Blood pressure status (mm Hg)

 Not high

4,578

(65.5)

975

(49.0)

3,603

(72.1)

 High (140+/90+) at screening

2,275

(32.6)

955

(48.0)

1,320

(26.4)

 Known hypertensive

132

(1.9)

58

(2.9)

74

(1.5)

Blood sugar levels (mg/dl)

 Not high

6,395

(91.6)

1,734

(87.2)

4,661

(93.3)

 High (140+ mg/dl) at screening

522

(7.5)

213

(10.7)

309

(6.2)

 Known diabetic

68

(1.0)

41

(2.1)

27

(0.5)

BMI grade (Kg/m2)

 Underweight (<18.5)

1,349

(19.3)

284

(14.3)

1,065

(21.3)

 Normal (18.5-<25.0)

4,864

(69.6)

1,314

(66.1)

3,550

(71.0)

 Overweight (25.0-<30.0)

606

(8.7)

302

(15.2)

304

(6.1)

 Obese (30.0+)

166

(2.4)

88

(4.4)

78

(1.6)

Oral visual inspection findings

 Normal

6,803

(97.4)

1,828

(92.0)

4,975

(99.6)

 Abnormal

182

(2.6)

160

(8.0)

22

(0.4)

HPV results

 Negative

    

4,566

(91.4)

 Positive

    

429

(8.6)

Breast symptoms

 Normal

    

4,967

(98.3)

 Abnormal

    

28

(0.6)

  1. HPV human papilloma virus, BMI body mass index (weight/height2)