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Background: India is facing nutrition transition. Period of college life is the phase was healthy and unhealthy diet habits takes place. The present study was aimed to study nutritional status among students of a medical college.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the 254 students of a medical college attached with the civil hospital Gandhinagar over a period of six months. Pre-tested, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic information. Anthropometric examination like height, weight, BMI, waist-hip ratio was done according to WHO criteria. Data were analysed with Epi info 7.Results: Among 254 study participants, 159 (62.60%) were female and 99 (33.40%) were males. Obesity according to waist-hip ratio is significantly higher in females as compared to males Physical activities are significantly higher in females as compared to males in present study (p<0.05). Family history of diabetes and hypertension were also significantly higher in females as compared to males.Conclusions: Obesity according to Weight hip ratio was more in females as compared to male. Physical inactivity is also significantly higher in females. As per BMI undernutrition was also prevalent in the study participants.
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Introduction: Program Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) are important components of any program and are critical to sound strategic planning. NCDs are the leading causes of Morbidity and mortality. This research was aimed as evaluation of NPCDCS in Gandhinagar district. Method: Data were collected in form of reports and records from all centers (NCD cell, NCD cell clinic, CHC clinics) under NPCDCS in Gandhinagar district. Secondary data analysis was conducted for the financial year of 2015-2016. Results: At district level NCD cell, all the sanctioned post were filled. However, overall in the district 60.7% posts were vacant. Infrastructure at all levels of NPCDCS were adequately present. In financial year of 2015-16, total of 257 screening camps were organized. Total of 90399 people were screened during the camps and in OPD. Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in Gandhinagar district in year 2015-16 were 9.9% and 9.1% respectively as per NPCDCS programme. Compliance among hypertensive patients was 72% and among diabetic was 70%. Conclusion: Human resources are adequately available at district level, but they are grossly lacking at sub-district level, which is the reason for poor outreach activities and OPD activities at sub- district level. NPCDCS program must ensure that benefit to the diagnosed patients should be available close to their home and also to ensure minimum drop out of put on treatment.
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Introduction :High Blood pressure may lead to memory impairment in old age. Present study had been conducted to know relation between cognition and blood pressure in geriatric people. Method :A cross sectional study was conducted among 600 study participants aged of 60 years or more in villages of Vadodara district. Blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanometer and cognition was screened through Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results:The overall prevalence of high blood pressure among study participants was 42.7%. Cognitive impairment (MMSE score < 22) was prevalent in 23.5% of study participants. High SBP was significantly associated with low MMSE score even after adjusting potential confounders in multiple linear regression models. Conclusion:-SBP is related to poorer performance on Mini-Mental State Exam in the geriatric population aged 60 years and above in absence of any apparent neurological deficit. Diastolic blood pressure does not find any significant relation between MMSE score.