Background Diabetes mellitus, a lifelong disease is achieving pandemic proportions. The
prevalence of diabetes is on the rise and is expected to be worlds 7th leading cause of …

Background: Hypertension, the―silent killer‖-is a modern day's epidemic and is becoming
a public health emergency worldwide, especially in the developing countries. Sedentary life …

Background: Sedentarism in the workplace, which accelerates risk of diabetes, is least
explored in the Indian population. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether …

Background: Greek Physician Aretaeus (30-90CE) observed a disease with symptoms such
as constant thirst (polydipsia), excessive urination (polyuria) and loss of weight. Based on …

Background and aims: Obesity and hypertension are the major threats to health in a
sedentary lifestyle and stressful jobs. The bank employees have sedentary jobs with high …

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus, a lifelong disease is achieving pandemic proportions. Even
in India its prevalence is on the rise making our country the diabetic capital or the world …

Introduction: Identifying the risk factors of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among the most
vulnerable people is crucial as it helps to prevent complications and improve health …

Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) defines the term diabetes mellitus as-'a
metabolic disorder of multiple etiology characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with …

Background: Bank employees are an occupational group of people, experiencing both
sedentary life-style and high level of stress in terms of handling financial aspects in their …

Background: In developed countries, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for up
to 50% of the total deaths. There is evidence that job characteristics may be associated with …