eKincare, Hyderabad-based Indias fastest growing health-tech start-up enabling users to monitor their critical medical information on cloud, recently conducted a study revealing some of the contrary trends in the field of lifestyle diseases.

Overview

• Based on body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP) & random blood sugar samples.
• Conducted across three cities, including Hyderabad, Vijayawada & Vizag for select 5,000 respondents.

Key Takeaways

• Non-metro cities catching up metros in the lifestyle disorders due to increase in spending power & change in food patterns, exposure to junk food, etc.
• 26% of Vizag showed a high level of BP as opposed to Hyderabad which stood at 18% & Vijaywada at 15%.
• Vijaywada has the highest number of obese (measured by BMI) (19%) whereas Vizag is at par with Hyderabad (11%).
• Vijayawada topped the number of people who are diabetics with 7%, while Hyderabad stood at 4% and Vizag at 2%.

Regular monitoring of blood sugar levels will enable patients to control diabetes

Key Recommendations

• Regular monitoring of blood sugar levels.
• Critical to reach out to different segments of the society.
• Address concerns at the grass-root level.

Kiran Kalakuntla, Founder & CEO, eKincare

eKincare “ Main Objectives

• Increase an individuals life span through personalised healthcare information.
• Combine digitisation with deep analytics & healthcare
• Improve average life span by harnessing their medical data & predict future diseases before their onset.
• Aims to be seen as technology-led healthcare company transforming the way healthcare is perceived.
• Awareness, education & regular monitoring of patients vitals is a key step towards preventing & controlling chronic conditions.