The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD's) is escalating, principally due to a sharp rise in developing countries experiences of rapid economic transitions from subsistence and agricultural based economies to more technology based economies that are characteristic of sedentary based employment...
- Eurosurveillance: bulletin europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 被引量: 39发表: 2008年 Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis caused by enterovirus type 70: an epidemic in American Samoa From December 1981 to February 1982, an estimated 22,000 cases of acute ...
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh. However, the correlates of type 2 diabetes among adults in Bangladesh remain unknown. We aimed to investigate the correlates of type 2 diabetes among the adults in Bangladesh.We conducted a cross-sectional study...
2. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death, increasing the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease and cancer1,3. Understanding the full range of social, psychological and biological determinants of energy intake and expenditure...
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are widespread, non-communicable diseases that are responsible for considerable levels of morbidity and mortality globally, primarily in the form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Changes to lifestyle and behaviour have insufficient long-term efficacy in most...
Data were presented using mean (SD), median (min–max) for the numeric normal, and non-normal variables, respectively as well as the percentage of frequency for categorical variables. The between-group comparisons of baseline measures and demographic variables were conducted with independent t-test...
Also, those studies that have been done are dated and do not include all components of long-term care. Little attention has also been paid to the association between burden of disease and health spending across disease categories. Such considerations are relevant given that a high disease burden...
Why is diabetes a non-communicable disease? Why does splenectomy cause increased platelets? Why is flu considered to be a highly infectious disease? Why is endocarditis not transmissible from person to person? Why would a patient that receives a shot containing antibodies against a specific antigen...
Understanding and evaluating coping strategies employed by patients with NT1 and their relationship with quality of life can help develop tailored non-pharmacological interventions aimed at promoting a better adaptation to illness. Therefore, the objective of this study was twofold: (i) to compare ...
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major healthcare threat, especially in developing countries1,2. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes among the different types of this disease (i.e., type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes and diabetes mellitus) and...