The Prevalence and Behavioural Risk Factors of Life Style Diseases among Middle Aged Persons in Kerala

Middle age is a process in which health is the most affected factor. As age increases, the health status of an individual will automatically come down and health problems will knowingly or unknowingly emerged. Middle aged (35-56) is called as second teenagers because they can arise not only psychological changes but also a large number of health problems are occurred. In present society mortality and morbidity among middle aged population is high in Kerala. This is due to the occurrence of life style and non-communicable diseases. The major non-communicable disease seen at high altitude among middle aged persons like cancer, coronary heart diseases, hypertension, obesity, stress, mental disorders, diabetics, bronchial asthma ,dementia, epilepsy . The reason behind this is due to many social determinant factors like changing fast food habit, nuclear family situation, work environment, hygiene behaviour, changing residential pattern, consumption pattern of dietary, external and internal forces of environment. In this attempt this paper ties to find out the prevalence and behavioural factors of life style diseases among middle aged persons in Kerala.