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

Table 4 Distribution of hypertension and diabetes status at baseline by participants’ characteristics

characteristics	Neither hypertensive nor diabetic	Hypertensive but not diabetic	Diabetic but not hypertensive	Both hypertensive and diabetic
Participants assessed	5,194	681	148	84
Age (years)
30-34	2,009	138	24	10
35-39	1,129	108	24	7
40-44	773	110	27	9
45-49	471	83	19	12
50-54	382	100	17	16
55-60	430	142	37	30
Sex
Men	1,231	282	81	46
Women	3,963	399	67	38
Education
Nil	2,286	339	63	36
Primary	1,184	128	27	23
Middle	824	91	26	12
High school	484	71	18	4
College	415	52	14	9
BMI grade (Kg/m²)
Underweight (<18.5)	1,072	89	23	6
Normal (18.5-<25.0)	3,692	452	90	46
Overweight (25.0-<30.0)	346	105	24	24
Obese (30.0+)	84	35	11	8
Chewing status
Never	4,431	514	109	60
Ever	763	167	39	24
Smoking status
Never	4,802	581	130	70
Ever	392	100	18	14
Alcohol consumption status
Never	4,780	570	130	71
Ever	414	111	18	13

ISSN: 1471-2458