High blood pressure among adults highest in Sikkim: National Family Health Survey

There is considerable variation in the prevalence of both high or very high random blood glucose levels and hypertension among women as well as men across states/UTs, experts said.

The National Family Health Survey (2019-20) found that in most states and union territories, at least one-fifth of women and men suffer from hypertension. Sikkim has the highest number of adults, with 35 percent of women and 42 percent of men having elevated blood pressure levels.

In a webinar organized by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), experts said that the prevalence of both high or very high random blood glucose levels and hypertension in women and men varied significantly across states/UTs. Key findings of NFHS-5.

According to statistics, 24 percent of men have elevated blood pressure levels and need medication to control it while it is 21 percent in women. The percentage of high blood sugar levels is 15.6 in men and 13.5 in women. Results of National Family Health Survey Round 5 NFHS-5 (2019-21) for India and 14 Phase-II States/UTs released as Fact Sheet on Key Indicators on Population, Reproductive and Child Health, Family Welfare, Nutrition were done. and other health related fields.

The findings of NFHS-5 in respect of 22 states and union territories were included in the first phase and released in December 2020. Explaining the trend in Sikkim, Sarang Pedgaonkar, assistant professor at the International Institute of Population Sciences, told The Indian Express that obesity, tobacco and alcohol consumption are also high here. “These are metabolic and behavioral risk factors that lead to non-communicable diseases,” Pedgaonkar said.

Obesity levels were also high in 35 percent of women and 36.3 percent of men with a body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2.

The survey found that Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal also showed high blood sugar levels among the population.

In Kerala, about 27 percent of men have high blood sugar levels while it is 24.8 percent of women. High blood glucose levels were in Goa (24 percent of men and 21 percent of women) while levels were similarly high in Tamil Nadu (22 percent of men and 21 percent of women), Andhra Pradesh (22 percent of men and 21 percent of women) and the West. Bengal (21% males and 17% females).

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in women and developing countries account for more than a quarter of its global burden. As of now, in the states of Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu (30-49 age group) cervical cancer screening is more than 3 per cent.

Goa, Maharashtra, Manipur, Kerala, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu have more than one percent breast cancer screening.

For oral cancer in women, only four states—Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh—have screening more than 1 percent.

High blood pressure among adults highest in Sikkim: National Family Health Survey

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