Impact of internal migration on cardiovascular disease risk factors: Insights from a large industrial cohort in Ludhiana

Indian Heart Journal 2026 Open access

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Authors: Bishav Mohan, Akash Batta, Sarit Sharma, Tarun Satija, Geeti Puri Arora, Sarvotham Ramanathan, Anusha Singhania, Sumeet Sharma, Navneet Kishore, R.K. Soni, Gautam Singal, Anshuman Gupta
+8 more Rohit Tandon, Abhishek Goyal, Shibba Takkar Chhabra, Naved Aslam, Roopa Shivashankar, Kavita Singh, Meenkashi Sharma, Gurpreet Singh Wander
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2026.01.001
Cited by: 1
References: 38

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Amongst the various risk factors for, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the impact of migration is often underappreciated and underexplored. The aim of the study was to look into the CVD profiles of migrant industrial workers and to explore the impact of duration migration on CVD risk-factors. METHODS: This was an observational, prospective and a multi-center study which recruited migrant industrial workers working across 23 industries from the organized sector in Ludhiana. Age-adjusted regression models were prepared to determine if duration of migration was an independent risk factor for adverse CV health. RESULTS: A total of 11,151 migrant workers (9,158, 82.1 % males) were included in the analysis. The mean age of the cohort was 35.00 ± 10.89 years, with the majority (40.6 %, n = 4528) belonging to the

Fields of Study & Subjects

Migration Health and Trauma Diabetes Cardiovascular Risks and Lipoproteins Global Health and Epidemiology

Publication details

Journal / source
Indian Heart Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
78
Issue
2
Pages
89–99
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
EN