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Four out of 10 Mumbaikars are at high risk of heart diseases
Updated On: 25 February, 2023 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
More worryingly, the WHO survey found that a whopping 74.3 per cent of people had no fitness or sports-related physical activity in their daily routine
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WHO’s STEPS survey assesses six risk factors to heart ailments. Representation pic
A WHO steps survey done by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Health Department revealed that four out of 10 adults in Mumbai are at a higher risk of contracting cardiovascular disease (CVD). The respondents reported having three or more risk factors for CVD, which includes regular smoking, insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, less physical activity, being overweight, and high BP and blood sugar level.
Living a sedentary lifestyle is taking a toll on Mumbaikars. People are getting cardiovascular diseases which are also resulting in mortality. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) STEPwise approach to NCD risk factor Surveillance (STEPS) comprehensively assesses individual health status and behaviours in a population. It helps countries, states, and cities build and strengthen data on risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Currently, data on these risk factors are available at the national level, but there is no data related to a specific city. The BMC undertook the assessment for city-level risk factors to help make informed data-driven policy changes and formulate effective strategies aligned with the city-specific data. It partnered with WHO-India, provided support through STEPS.
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