Migrating husbands and changing cardiovascular risk factors in the wife: a cross sectional study in Asian Indian women

Objective The authors studied the influence of migration of husband on cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian women. Methods Population-based studies in women aged 35–70 years were performed in four urban and five rural locations. 4608 (rural 2604 and urban 2004) of the targeted 8000 (57%) were enrolled. Demographic details, lifestyle factors, anthropometry, fasting glucose and cholesterol were measured. Multivariate logistic and quadratic...