Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) may experience a quick epidemiological shift with a change in disease burden, particularly in India, where the burden of NCDs is rising at an alarming rate.1 One in four Indians is at danger of passing away from an NCD before becoming 70 years old.

Methods: An observational study of women who live at or close to Kalyani is being conducted to ascertain the prevalence of non-communicable diseases.

Results: In our study, (Table 1)1723 women participated. There were 53 women from semi-urban areas, 880 women from rural areas, and 880 women from metropolitan areas. The most prevalent NCD in our study was diabetes (N= 256, 27%), followed by obesity (N = 235, 24%). Occurrence of chronic renal disease and hypertension were 19% (N = 182) and 16% (N = 153) respectively.

Conclusion: The two most prevalent risk factors that we identified were unhealthy eating and physical inactivity. In 95% of the women, either of these two or both was present. This is primarily the result of urban lifestyle.

Key Words: Non communicable disease, Multimorbidity

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