India, Feb. 10 -- The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Indian IT professionals has been a cause of concern, as a recent study has found that 67% experience stress. The study also highlighted that only 6.7% of participants were physically active.

The study titled; 'Assessing the Lifestyle-related Determinants among Employees Working in the IT Sector of Pune City' was published in the Indian Journal of Community Medicine last month (in January).

A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and May 2023 across the IT companies of Pune to assess lifestyle determinants in the IT population to predict future non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk.

The team included- assistant professor, Arti Muley and Anu Mah...