Study Hazarika et al. [53] Prabhakaran et al. [54] Mehan et al. [55] Kaur et al. [56] Kar et al. [57] Sharma et al. [58] The Indian Migration study [59]
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2012 2014
Sample Size 3180 2122 4955 2262 400 1500 6555
Tobacco Smoking (%) 12.5 36.0 17.8 20.2 M=58.0, F=9.2 - 11.5
Alcohol Consumption (%) 36.4 - 13.4 34.8 M=54, F=NA - 13.5
Physical Inactivity (%) 25.5 - M=14.8, F=55 - M=21, F=10 M=70.9, F=65.6 38.7
Overweight (%) 27.4 6.0 M=16.0, F=21.9 21.1 M=15, F=22 15.8 23.9
Obese (%) 0.9 3.3 - 6.9 - 58.6 -
Increased Waist Circumference (%) - 43 26.3 50.1 M=94, F=86 M=19.3, F=31.1 -
Hypertension (%) 33.3 30 36.7 17.2 M=37, F=34 M=10.2, F=7.4 24.5
Diabetes (%) - 15 - 3.4 - - 9.9
High Total Cholesterol (%) - 30.1 - 30.3 - -  
High LDL (C) (%) - 67.2 - - -    
Low HDL (C) (%) - 33 - - - M=53.4, F=64.6  
M= Males, F=Females
Table 2: Profile of reported risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in India.