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Prevalence of NCD Risk Factors in Kazakhstan

Completed
Conditions
Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Blood test
Diagnostic Test: STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS)
Diagnostic Test: Spirometry
Registration Number
NCT05122832
Lead Sponsor
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
Brief Summary

This is a cross-sectional study that aims to study the prevalence of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in people aged 18 to 69 years using the standardized and adopted STEPS questionnaire in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Detailed Description

The WHO STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS) is a simple, standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data on key NCD risk factors in countries. The survey instrument covers key behavioral risk factors: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, physical activity, unhealthy diet, as well as key biological risk factors: overweight and obesity, raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose, and abnormal blood lipids.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age Limits 18-69 years
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
The study GroupBlood testPopulation of Kazakhstan
The study GroupSTEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS)Population of Kazakhstan
The study GroupSpirometryPopulation of Kazakhstan
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMI1 year

overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2), obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2), normal weight

physical activity1 year

insufficient physical activity (defined as \< 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week, or equivalent), physical activity on average per day (minutes), not engaging in vigorous activity.

tobacco use1 year

currently smoke tobacco, currently smoke tobacco daily, age started smoking, daily smokers smoking manufactured cigarettes

alcohol consumption1 year

lifetime abstainers, past 12 month abstainers, currently drink (drank alcohol in the past 30 days), heavy episodic drinking (6 or more drinks on any occasion in the past 30 days).

unhealthy diet1 year

days fruit consumed in a typical week, servings of fruit consumed on average per day, days vegetables consumed in a typical week, servings of vegetables consumed on average per day, less than 5 servings of fruit and/or vegetables on average per day, always or often add salt or salty sauce to their food before eating or as they are eating, always or often eat processed foods high in salt.

raised blood pressure1 year

systolic blood pressure - SBP (mmHg), including those currently on medication for raised BP, diastolic blood pressure - DBP (mmHg), including those currently on medication for raised BP, raised BP (SBP ≥ 140 and/or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg or currently on medication for raised BP), raised BP (SBP ≥ 140 and/or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg or currently on medication for raised BP) who are not currently on medication for raised BP.

abnormal blood lipids1 year

total blood cholesterol, including those currently on medication for raised cholesterol, raised total cholesterol,

raised blood glucose1 year

fasting blood glucose, including those currently on medication for raised blood glucose, impaired fasting glycaemia (plasma venous value ≥6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dl) and \<7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dl)), raised fasting blood glucose (plasma venous value ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dl)) or currently on medication for raised blood glucose.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kazakhstan

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Almaty, Kazakhstan

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