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Table 1 Criteria for inclusion in prevalence calculation

From: The burden of non-communicable diseases and their related risk factors in the country of Georgia, 2015

Indicator

Indicator type

Question or criteria

NCDs

 Current daily smoking

self-report

Do you currently smoke tobacco on a daily basis, less than daily, or not at all?

 Heavy episodic drinking

self-report

(For men) During the past 30 days, did you had five or more standard alcoholic drinks in a single occasion?

 

(For women) During the past 30 days, did you had four or more standard alcoholic drinks in a single occasion?

 Elevated Blood Pressure

physical measurement

systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg

 Obesity

physical measurement

BMI > 30 kg/m2

NCD risk factors

 Cardiovascular disease

self-report

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health worker that you have cardiovascular disease?

 Cancer

self-report

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health worker that you have cancer?

 Chronic respiratory disease

self-report

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health worker that you have asthma or lung disease or COPD?

 Diabetes

self-report

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health worker that you have diabetes?