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Table 2 Comparison of prevalence rates and health-seeking behavior in two cross-sectional surveys for chronic diseases, diabetes and hypertension

From: The rising burden of chronic conditions among urban poor: a three-year follow-up survey in Bengaluru, India

 

Self-reported prevalence rate

Absolute difference in percentage points

Odds ratio with 95 % confidence interval

2009–2010a

2012–2013

N = 44514

N = 5340

Chronic conditions

8.6 %

12 %

3.8

1.5 (1.4, 1.6)

Diabetes

4 %

5.8 %

1.8

1.5 (1.3, 1.7)

Hypertension

6.2 %

7.1 %

0.9

1.2 (1.0, 1.3)

 

Health-seeking from government sector

  

Chronic conditions

19.4 %

10.7 %

−8.7

0.5 (0.4, 0.7)

Diabetes

14.8 %

7.2 %

−7.6

0.4 (0.3, 0.7)

Hypertension

18.1 %

9.5 %

−8.6

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

  1. aSource: Bhojani et al. [7]