title: Profile of non communicable disease risk factors in an industrial setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The profile of non communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors was identified in an industry by pre tested WHO's STEPS questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of all employment categories of an Industry (2000 employees) was done after randomly selecting subjects (220) from worker (52%) and non worker categories (47.4%), after informed consent.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information was collected on behavioural risk factors (STEP I), followed by anthropometric and blood pressure measurements by a trained investigator (STEP II). STEP III constituted biochemical assessment of "at risk" subjects (> 3 risk factors).
  
  
  METHODS
  Percentage of subjects having NCD risk factors and the odds ratios were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall risk factor profile of the study subjects revealed universal prevalence of 3 risk factors) with prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and diabetes of 40.5, 38.2 and 19.1% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A high prevalence of NCD risk factors in industrial setting was seen; therefore public health approaches are required at workplace settings to curtail the rising epidemic in the productive populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, MS University of Baroda, Baroda, Gujarat, India. mmehan@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Meenakshi Bakshi
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mehan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004032:Diet; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D016272:Occupational Health; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires