India, Nov. 27 -- Pune is witnessing an alarming rise in lifestyle-related diseases among women, with data released Wednesday from the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar (SNSP) Abhiyan (screening campaign) showing unusually high rates of hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) that call for urgent attention as per the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

According to officials, the SNSP was held between September 17 and October 2 as part of a nationwide campaign. The PMC screened 34,394 women for hypertension with 13,850 of them (76%) diagnosed with high blood pressure. Of the 13,850 women diagnosed with high blood pressure, 1,736 with severe hypertension were immediately referred to tertiary-care hospitals whereas 10,579 women are currentl...