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Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 13(5), pp. 1224 - 1236
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130514
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Morbidity Profile Assessment and Lifestyle Factors among Out-Patient Attendees in Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Study from Southern India
Chetan Singh Cheema 1, Prasanna Mithra 1,*, Saraswathy MV 1, Rekha T 1, Nithin Kumar 1, Isha Saxena 1, Sidharth Sehgal 1, Khushi Singh 1, Satvik Kamboj 1, Anshu Kumar 1, Arpan Anurag 1, Archith Boloor 2
1 Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
2 Department of General Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
ABSTRACT
While previous studies have traversed specific aspects of morbidity and lifestyle factors during the pre-COVID period, there is a dearth of research combining both elements holistically during the post-COVID period. Analyzing the convergence of acute and chronic morbidity trends and modifiable risk behaviours in India's post-pandemic setting would help in getting empirically grounded insights to fortify primordial and primary preventive frameworks, delivering actionable evidence to advance preventive healthcare for rapidly urbanizing populations confronting overlapping burdens of Acute and Chronic diseases. This hospital-based cross-sectional study included 203 outpatient attendees (aged 鈮� 18 years) in teaching hospitals attached to a Medical School in the Southern Indian State of Karnataka. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS Version 29.0. Chi-square test was used to determine the association between variables at p-value <0.05 considered statistically significant. The mean BMI of study participants was 22.77 卤 3.60 kg/m2. Significant weight changes impacted 103 (50.73%) participants, primarily belonging to normal BMI (n=59, 29.06%). Stress-related factors, weight variation, meal-skipping habits, and psychological dependence activities showed a significant association with BMI (p=0.002, 0.007, 0.030, 0.037, respectively). Chronic disease burden was reported in 95 (46.80%) participants, with cardiovascular diseases being the most prevalent (n=55, 27.09%), while acute illnesses affected 99 (48.77%), with acute respiratory diseases accounting preeminently (n=52, 25.62%). Low routine health check-ups (n=78, 38.42%) were reported, with annual health check-ups being most preferred (n=33, 42.31%). Nearly half of the study participants suffered from chronic diseases. The lifestyle factors were significantly associated with body mass index. More than one-fourth of them had a BMI above the overweight range. They preferred annual health check-up visits over others.
KEYWORDS
Acute Disease, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Lifestyle, Morbidity, Outpatients
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Chetan Singh Cheema , Prasanna Mithra , Saraswathy MV , Rekha T , Nithin Kumar , Isha Saxena , Sidharth Sehgal , Khushi Singh , Satvik Kamboj , Anshu Kumar , Arpan Anurag , Archith Boloor , "Morbidity Profile Assessment and Lifestyle Factors among Out-Patient Attendees in Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Study from Southern India," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 1224 - 1236, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130514.
(b). APA Format:
Chetan Singh Cheema , Prasanna Mithra , Saraswathy MV , Rekha T , Nithin Kumar , Isha Saxena , Sidharth Sehgal , Khushi Singh , Satvik Kamboj , Anshu Kumar , Arpan Anurag , Archith Boloor (2025). Morbidity Profile Assessment and Lifestyle Factors among Out-Patient Attendees in Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Study from Southern India. Universal Journal of Public Health, 13(5), 1224 - 1236. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130514.