Qatar STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2012
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
March, 2012 - May, 2012
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Household - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The Qatar STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2012 uses a survey methodology developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It was conducted by the Supreme Council of Health in collaboration with the Qatar Statistics Authority.
The survey includes three steps—questionnaire, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements. The questionnaire covers demographics, health status, and lifestyle risk factors such as tobacco use, diet, and physical activity. Measurements include height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Biochemical measurements were obtained for fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol levels.
Keywords
Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Burns, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Dental care, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Falls, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health care use, Health status, Height, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Injuries, Insulin, Marital status, Medicines, Occupational injuries, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Poisonings, Road traffic injuries, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Weight
Citation
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Publisher
Suggested citation
Qatar Statistics Authority, Supreme Council of Health (Qatar), World Health Organization (WHO). Qatar STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2012. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO).