Title

Assessment of risk factors associated with common chronic diseases in an adult population

Authors

Nishant Kakkad¹, Shuchi Shah², Naresh Parmar³, Jitendra Patel^4,* & Kishan Dineshbhai Rabadiya⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Biochemistry, Ananya College of Medicine and Research, Kalol, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Dr ND Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India; ³Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, Gujarat, India; ⁴Department of Physiology, GMERS Medical College, Vadnagar, Gujarat, India; ⁵Department of Physiology, Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kalol, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Nishant Kakkad - E-mail: nishantkakkad12@gmail.com
Shuchi Shah - E-mail: drshuchishah@gmail.com
Naresh Parmar - E-mail: parmarnaresh674@gmail.com
Jitendra Patel - E-mail: dr.jrpatel84@gmail.com
Kishan Dineshbhai Rabadiya - E-mail: kishanrabadiya3636@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Chronic diseases remain the leading contributors to global morbidity and mortality, largely driven by modifiable risk factors. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the prevalence and clustering of major chronic disease risk factors among 1,248 adults aged 25-74 years attending primary healthcare centers between March 2022 and August 2024. Demographic, behavioral, anthropometric and biochemical parameters were assessed across cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory disease and chronic kidney disease. Physical inactivity (68.4%), overweight/obesity (61.2%) and dyslipidemia (54.8%) were the most prevalent risk factors, with significant clustering among individuals with established chronic conditions. Obesity, hypertension, smoking and physical inactivity independently predicted chronic disease presence, underscoring the need for integrated lifestyle-focused prevention and early intervention strategies.

Keywords

Chronic diseases, risk factors, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, lifestyle modification, prevention

Citation

Kakkad et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 839-845 (2026)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.