The PURE Study An overview from India Non Cardiovascular Data
Dec 18, 2015
The PURE StudyAn overview from India
Non Cardiovascular Data
COPD (FEV1/FVC <75%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
COPD 13.3% 10.3% 15.5% 11.8% 14.6%
Percentage of Individuals with FEV1/FVC <0.75 by location and smoker*
Urban Rural
Overall Non-Smoker
Smoker Non-Smoker
Smoker
Bangalore 15.3 10.5 10.3 16.4 20.7
*Current and former
Overall Prevalence of COPD (FEV1/FVC <0.75) by Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 11.4 0.163
Smoker 13.0
Cooking Fuel Other 10.5 0.011
Solid Fuel 14.1
Gender Female 13.4 0.055
Male 11.1
Location Rural 13.5 0.091
Urban 11.0
Female smoking status Not smoker 13.5 0.849
Smoker 13.1
Male smoking status Not smoker 9.6 0.0007
Smoker 12.8
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel & gender
Overall Prevalence of COPD (FEV1/FVC <0.75) by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Variable Category Adjusted rate
P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker
11.7 0.216
Smoker 13.1
Cooking Fuel Kerosene 15.7 ****
LPG Gas 9.8
Other 10.9
Solid Fuel 14.0
Gender Female 13.5 0.079
Male 11.5
Location Rural 13.8 0.089
Urban 11.1
Female smoking status
Not smoker
13.8 0.801
Smoker 13.2
Male smoking status
Not smoker
9.9 0.001
Smoker 13.0
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel & gender
**** P values
Kerosene/ LPG Gas – 0.005
Kerosene/ Other – 0.292
Kerosene/ Solid Fuel – 0.544
LPG Gas/ Other – 0.741
LPG Gas/ Solid Fuel – 0.005
Other/ Solid Fuel 0.404
Overall Prevalence of Cough for 2 Weeks by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel, location & gender
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 9.8 0.030
Smoker 12.1
Gender Female 10.1 0.117
Male 11.7
Location Rural 9.1 0.001
Urban 13.0
Cooking Fuel Other 9.1 0.000
Solid Fuel 13.1
Female smoking status Not smoker 11.3 0.216
Smoker 9.1
Male smoking status Not smoker 8.6 <.000
Smoker 15.8
Overall Prevalence of Sputum in Cough by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel, location & gender
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 10.9 0.233
Smoker 12.3
Gender Female 9.5 <.000
Male 14.3
Location Rural 7.7 <.000
Urban 17.2
Cooking Fuel Other 9.9 0.003
Solid Fuel 13.6
Female smoking status Not smoker 10.9 0.120
Smoker 8.1
Male smoking status Not smoker 10.9 <.000
Smoker 18.3
Overall Prevalence of Blood in Sputum by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel, location & gender
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 0.9 0.686
Smoker 1.0
Gender Female 0.9 0.566
Male 1.0
Location Rural 0.6 0.018
Urban 1.5
Cooking Fuel Other 0.5 0.002
Solid Fuel 1.7
Female smoking status Not smoker 1.1 0.495
Smoker 0.7
Male smoking status Not smoker 0.7 0.013
Smoker 1.5
Overall Prevalence of Wheezing/Whistling by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel, location & gender
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 6.9 0.696
Smoker 6.6
Gender Female 5.9 0.031
Male 7.8
Location Rural 5.9 0.055
Urban 7.8
Cooking Fuel Other 5.8 0.021
Solid Fuel 7.9
Female smoking status Not smoker 7.5 0.046
Smoker 4.7
Male smoking status Not smoker 6.5 0.000
Smoker 9.3
Overall Prevalence of Morning Cough with tightness by Location, Smoking status, Gender, Cooking Fuel
Adjusted for age, smoking, cooking fuel, location & gender
Variable Category Adjusted rate P Values
Smoking Status Not Smoker 5.2 0.003
Smoker 7.2
Gender Female 5.8 0.410
Male 6.4
Location Rural 5.9 0.789
Urban 6.2
Cooking Fuel Other 4.4 <.000
Solid Fuel 8.4
Female smoking status Not smoker 5.7 0.882
Smoker 5.9
Male smoking status Not smoker 4.6 <.000
Smoker 8.8
Medical history by location and gender (%)Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Diabetes 9.3 19.2 5.1 12.7 4.4
Hypertension 13.4 19.5 7.1 21.6 9.4
Stroke 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.3
Angina 1.5 3.1 1.4 1.4 0.7
Other heart disease 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.1 1.3
Tuberculosis 1.4 1.5 2 0.7 1.4
Cancer 0.3 - 0.2 0.5 0.3
Asthma 4.5 5.1 4.5 5.5 3.6
Epilepsy 0.7 1 0.9 0.5 0.6
Leprosy 1.5 - 3.5 - 1.5
Other 11.3 10.1 12.3 11.5 11.1
Sleep patterns and conditions: (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Blackouts 14.2 7.3 12.1 17.2 18.3
Sleep undisturbed 57.2 58.1 57.4 57.5 56.1
Snore 25.9 37.3 28.7 25.6 16.4
Complain about loud snoring
32.1 47.6 36.1 31.7 19.1
Get up feeling rested 59.8 66.2 60.6 59.4 55.4
Nap during day 32.7 29.9 29.6 51.9 23.7
Major Stressful Events in Past Year (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Loss of crop/business 27.8 7 47.6 5.7 38.6
Loss of job 11.4 5 17.4 5 14.5
Retirement 3.8 2.6 5.9 1.5 4.1
Intra-family conflict 8.3 7.6 4.8 14 7.8
Death of spouse 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.5 1.9
Death other family member
11.2 13.4 10 13.4 9.4
Family illness 6.5 8.6 4.1 9.8 4.9
Personal injury 7.5 8.4 5.2 11.9 6
Stressful Events and Depression (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
> 1 Stressful event 19.9 12.8 25.3 15.3 22.6
Depressed 21.3 21.4 14 32.3 19.8
Fractures and Injuries (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Fracture All centres 12.2 19.5 11.7 12.2 8.1
Bangalore 9.8 18.7 10.5 7.9 5
Chennai 13.2 21.5 18.7 10.1 6.9
Jaipur 16.1 21 6.3 21 5.5
Trivandrum 17.8 16.8 18.2 11.8 19.7
Injuries All centres 3.8 5.5 3.7 4 2.6
Bangalore 3.3 5.6 3.4 2.8 2
Chennai 6.2 9.1 5.6 5.8 4.8
Jaipur 3.3 4.2 1.2 4.2 2
Trivandrum 3.8 1 6 3.2 3.6
Cause of Injury by location and gender (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Vehicle accident 19.2 32.6 17.9 15.9 6.7
Fall 36 23.9 38.1 38.9 46.2
Fire 1.2 - 1.5 1.8 1.9
Struck 13.1 11.6 12.7 15 13.5
Physical assault 1.8 1.4 3.7 0.9 1
Explosion 0.6 1.4 - 0.9 -
Drowning 1.2 1.4 1.5 - 1.9
Natural 0.8 - 1.5 - 1.9
Cause of Injury by location and gender (%)
Male Female
Overall Urban Rural Urban Rural
Suffocation 0.8 0.7 - - 2.9
Hot substances 1.6 - - 2.7 4.8
Machine 1.4 1.4 3 - 1
Unlabeled 1 1.4 1.5 0.9 -
Poison 0.2 - 0.7 - -
Suicide - - - - -
Other 6.1 6.5 7.5 3.5 6.7
Woman’s Health(1)
Urban Rural
Menstruation 50.5% 49.9%
Tubal Ligation 46.9% 49.9%
IUD 8.8% 2.4%
Oral Contraceptive
3.7% 1.5%
Have Children 95.9% 94.7%
Miscarriages 28.2% 23.6%
Woman’s Health(2)Female
Urban Rural
Had Miscarriages
All Centers 28.2% 23.6%
Bangalore 21.3% 19.9%
Chennai 32.3% 26.1%
Jaipur 34.6% 28.1%
Trivandrum 28.0% 31.2%
Chandigarh 31.6% 15.4%