Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis

Table 2 Prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in South Asian Countries

Country (years, references)	Sample	Percentage with three or more risk factors^a	Mean number of servings consumed on average per day
Country (years, references)	Sample	Percentage with three or more risk factors^a	Fruit	Vegetable
Bangladesh (2010) [43]	9275 adults aged 25 years and above	28.3	1.7	2.3
Pakistan (2014–15) [44]	7710 adults aged 18–69 years	40.0	0.6	1.2
Bhutan (2014) [45]	2822 adults aged 18–69 years	13.5	0.7	3.8
Maldives (2011) [46]	1780 adults aged 15–64 years	39.5	1.0	1.0
Nepal (2013) [47]	4143 adults aged 15–69 years	15.1	0.5	1.4
Sri Lanka (2015) [48]	5188 adults aged 18–69 years	18.3	1.3	3.0

^aSmoking, lack of physical activity, obesity, fruits and vegetables, blood pressure

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