Changing Perspectives in Tribal Health: Rising Prevalence of Lifestyle Diseases among Tribal Population in India.

Systematic reviews of epidemiological studies suggest that overall prevalence for hypertension in India was 29.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] 26.7–33.0), of which about 33% urban and 25% rural Indians are hypertensive.[ 4 ] Such phenomenon is not only seen in urban and rural population but is also evident among the tribal population with studies reporting the pooled estimate of hypertension prevalence among tribes in India as 16.1% (95% CI: 13.5, 19.2), thus concluding an increasing trend in the prevalence of hypertension in adult tribal populations across three decades.[ 5 ] According to District Level Household and Facility Survey – 4, 8.3% of native tribes of Andaman's had very high blood glucose (>160 mg/dl).

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