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. 2017 Dec 2;390(10111):2437–2460. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32804-0

Table 3.

Change in summary exposure value of individual leading risk factors in states grouped by ETL from 1990 to 2016

Percentage contribution to DALYs in India, 2016 Summary exposure value 2016
Percentage change from 1990 to 2016
Low ETL group (0·56–0·75) Lower-middle ETL group (0·41–0·55) Higher-middle ETL group (0·31–0·40) High ETL group (<0·31) India Low ETL group (0·56–0·75) Lower-middle ETL group (0·41–0·55) Higher-middle ETL group (0·31–0·40) High ETL group (<0·31) India
Child and maternal malnutrition
Short gestation for birthweight 6·5 11·6 (10·8 to 12·7) 12·2 (11·3 to 13·3) 12·3 (11·4 to 13·4) 12·0 (11·2 to 13·1) 11·9 (11·1 to 13·0) 2·3 (0·9 to 4·2) 3·5 (2·3 to 5·0) 2·3 (1·0 to 3·8) 4·0 (2·5 to 5·8) 2·5 (1·3 to 4·1)
Iron deficiency 3·5 14·9 (11·7 to 18·7) 13·9 (10·9 to 17·4) 13·9 (10·8 to 17·5) 13·0 (10·1 to 16·4) 14·3 (11·1 to 18·0) 1·4 (1·1 to 1·7) 0·9 (0·4 to 1·3) 0·9 (0·7 to 1·1) −0·2 (−0·7 to 0·2) 1·3 (1·1 to 1·6)
Low birthweight for gestation 3·4 8·7 (7·9 to 9·8) 8·4 (7·8 to 9·2) 8·3 (7·7 to 9·1) 8·3 (7·7 to 9·0) 8·5 (7·8 to 9·4) −0·6 (−1·5 to 0·3) −1·7 (−2·6 to −0·9) −1·9 (−2·9 to −1·1) −1·5 (−2·1 to −0·8) −1·1 (−1·8 to −0·4)
Child wasting 3·3 8·6 (7·3 to 9·7) 9·7 (8·2 to 11·0) 9·8 (8·3 to 10·9) 9·1 (7·7 to 10·4) 9·1 (7·8 to 10·3) −31·5 (−36·3 to −27·2) −22·1 (−30·1 to −13·8) −25·5 (−29·8 to −21·2) −17·5 (−24·1 to −10·9) −27·2 (−30·3 to −24·4)
Unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing
Unsafe water source 3·3 37·9 (30·6 to 41·8) 24·0 (17·1 to 29·2) 28·5 (21·5 to 32·1) 23·0 (14·0 to 27·3) 32·0 (24·8 to 35·5) −11·0 (−15·5 to −6·7) −30·9 (−41·4 to −17·9) −22·3 (−27·6 to −16·8) −28·4 (−36·5 to −20·1) −16·9 (−20·1 to −13·7)
Unsafe sanitation 2·5 59·8 (56·7 to 63·2) 35·8 (30·2 to 42·0) 38·3 (33·0 to 45·1) 28·8 (24·6 to 33·3) 47·3 (44·2 to 51·2) −31·8 (−35·4 to −28·5) −54·7 (−61·2 to −47·8) −53·0 (−58·9 to −46·9) −62·9 (−67·9 to −57·6) −43·5 (−46·2 to −40·6)
Air pollution
Ambient particulate matter pollution 6·4 76·9 (63·0 to 88·3) 62·3 (51·6 to 75·8) 63·4 (53·7 to 74·3) 49·8 (41·5 to 59·4) 68·2 (57·1 to 79·3) 14·9 (8·9 to 17·5) 18·3 (13·6 to 23·2) 20·6 (14·7 to 25·9) 2·3 (−2·7 to 7·8) 16·6 (11·1 to 20·4)
Household air pollution from solid fuels 4·8 38·3 (31·3 to 46·4) 19·3 (14·9 to 24·3) 19·4 (15·7 to 23·8) 12·1 (9·3 to 15·4) 27·6 (22·5 to 33·5) −40·0 (−45·3 to −35·4) −62·3 (−68·5 to −55·6) −63·3 (−67·2 to −59·1) −77·0 (−81·1 to −73·1) −52·2 (−55·7 to −49·1)
Metabolic risks
High systolic blood pressure 8·5 22·3 (20·9 to 24·0) 24·0 (22·5 to 25·9) 23·6 (22·1 to 25·4) 25·8 (24·1 to 27·8) 23·3 (21·8 to 25·0) 0·7 (−0·3 to 1·7) 5·9 (4·1 to 7·7) 7·0 (5·9 to 8·1) 10·6 (9·1 to 12·0) 4·2 (3·6 to 4·9)
High fasting plasma glucose 6·0 2·8 (1·6 to 4·1) 2·8 (1·6 to 4·3) 3·6 (2·2 to 5·4) 6·2 (4·1 to 8·9) 3·5 (2·1 to 5·0) 42·8 (18·5 to 83·1) 53·3 (24·3 to 99·3) 32·5 (16·3 to 56·4) 49·4 (20·3 to 87·8) 37·2 (20·6 to 62·1)
High total cholesterol 4·1 9·7 (7·0 to 12·9) 12·4 (9·1 to 16·2) 12·7 (9·5 to 16·5) 15·5 (11·8 to 19·9) 11·5 (8·6 to 15·2) 11·0 (6·7 to 15·9) 17·2 (10·5 to 24·7) 19·2 (14·2 to 24·3) 21·5 (15·7 to 27·8) 14·8 (11·4 to 18·5)
High body-mass index 3·6 3·8 (2·6 to 5·4) 4·0 (2·7 to 5·8) 5·5 (3·8 to 8·0) 7·2 (5·0 to 10·1) 4·8 (3·3 to 6·8) 86·1 (64·7 to 109·6) 114·8 (77·7 to 155·3) 143·2 (112·2 to 174·8) 181·1 (140·3 to 227·5) 119·3 (99·1 to 140·5)
Impaired kidney function 2·8 4·8 (2·7 to 10·1) 4·8 (2·7 to 10·2) 5·3 (3·0 to 10·7) 5·4 (3·2 to 10·6) 5·0 (2·9 to 10·4) 4·9 (−2·1 to 9·5) 4·7 (−4·0 to 10·2) 4·5 (−4·7 to 10·0) 3·3 (−6·9 to 10·7) 4·1 (−3·9 to 9·0)
Dietary risks
Diet low in fruits 2·8 74·5 (53·6 to 92·0) 83·0 (63·5 to 95·5) 72·4 (53·1 to 87·0) 62·5 (44·4 to 77·6) 73·0 (53·6 to 88·6) −16·3 (−23·5 to −7·4) −9·4 (−14·5 to −4·2) −16·7 (−22·2 to −10·1) −22·8 (−29·8 to −14·8) −16·4 (−22·2 to −9·1)
Diet low in nuts and seeds 2·3 88·4 (67·6 to 99·3) 90·2 (70·1 to 99·8) 65·2 (46·4 to 80·7) 51·3 (34·9 to 65·5) 76·4 (56·9 to 89·0) −3·7 (−6·1 to −0·7) −0·7 (−1·8 to 0·5) −23·8 (−29·2 to −17·0) −30·2 (−36·9 to −22·7) −12·2 (−15·2 to −8·4)
Tobacco use
Smoking 4·5 9·0 (7·4 to 11·8) 10·6 (8·8 to 13·4) 9·3 (7·7 to 11·9) 7·2 (5·5 to 9·9) 9·0 (7·5 to 11·7) −21·1 (−31·6 to −6·4) −13·4 (−25·6 to −1·4) −22·0 (−29·8 to −14·1) −37·9 (−48·0 to −25·9) −22·9 (−29·7 to −14·8)
Alcohol and drug use
Alcohol use 2·9 3·2 (2·3 to 4·0) 3·6 (2·5 to 4·7) 4·0 (3·1 to 5·0) 4·4 (3·1 to 5·8) 3·6 (2·9 to 4·3) 70·6 (20·0 to 146·2) 75·0 (14·0 to 156·5) 86·8 (35·9 to 155·6) 95·4 (21·9 to 203·2) 76·3 (42·4 to 117·4)

Individual risk factors that contributed to more than 2% of disability-adjusted life-years in India in 2016 are included. DALY=disability-adjusted life-year. ETL=epidemiological transition level.