The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of preventable risk factors associated with CVDs and to identify the demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with them in Cochabamba, Bolivia.A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among youth and adults (N=10,704) with ...
According to a new WHO report, entitled Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking 2000-2025, though tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, the reduction is insufficient to meet globally agreed targets aimed at protecting people from death and suffering from cardiovascular and o...
Although cardiovascular disease continues to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetes, the understanding that multiple risk factor intervention is the cornerstone of diabetes management is leading to significant benefits for patients. Aggressive goal setting for modifiable cardiovascular risk...
Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have continued to ravage the human existence through the premature deaths of its workforce. Despite this burden, many studies in Nigeria have focused on determining the prevalence of risk factors which alone are insufficient to assess the risk of future cardiov...
Wierzbicki AS, McManus RJ.Cost-effectiveness of initiating pharmacological treatment in stage onehypertension based on 10-year cardiovascular disease risk. Hypertension.2021;77:682–691. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.14913.(11) Moran AE, Odden MC, Thanataveerat A, Tzong KY, Rasmussen PW, ...
The overall prevalence of asthma in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) countries, among the 514,468 children and adolescents included in this meta-analysis, was 10.61%, synthesized from 95 studies. Among the countries studied, Qatar exhibited the highest prevalence at 16.69%, followed by ...
Methods We did a cross-sectional and prospective analysis of 4515 participants of the Cardiovascular Health Study, an 8-year longitudinal study designed to identify factors related to the onset and course of cardiovascular disease in adults aged at least 65 years. We calculated the prevalence and ...
invariant variables were a binary measure of the income level (low/middle versus high) and the historic diabetes prevalence and cardiovascular mortality rates as estimated by the Global Burden of Disease project9. Subnational-level (states, provinces, cities, collections thereof and so on) data ...
Cardiovascular disease DAD: Discharge Abstract Database MSP: Medical Services Plan NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System OAT: Opioid agonist treatment OUD: Opioid use disorder StUD: Stimulant use disorder References BC Coroners Service. Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths in BC January ...
A new NCD data portal launched by WHO Wednesday shows the highest prevalence of deaths fromcardiovascular disease—the world's biggest killer—in countries like Afghanistan and Mongolia. WHO said it was misleading to consider NCDs lifestyle diseases, since much of the exposure torisk factorsis beyo...