Background: It has been hypothesised that rural sub-Saharan Africa is at an early stage of
epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) …

Ischemic heart disease is increasing dramatically in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite
an increasing prevalence of risk factors, and some characteristics of the African people that …

Aims To describe the distribution and examine the associations of diabetes, hypertension
and hypercholesterolaemia across and within population groups, gender and body mass …

Background Men and women have experienced differing patterns of urbanization. Men
spent more time in the city as migrant labourers, which could be attributed to the influx …

Background. Previous studies show a high prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in
South African (SA) Asian Indians, with the emergence of premature coronary artery disease …

Aim: To examine the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Middle East and
North Africa countries and their associations with dietary behaviors as nutrition transition is …

There is substantial evidence that cardiovascular diseases, and their associated risk factors,
are becoming an increasing threat to the health of a large portion of the populace in many …

Objectives: We sought to estimate the spatial coexistence of hypertension, coronary heart
disease (CHD), stroke and hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa. Design: Cross-sectional …

In many Sub-Saharan African populations, in particular urban dwellers, there have been
marked rises in the prevalences of obesity in women, hypertension, diabetes, and cerebral …

In this assessment of cardiovascular risk factors, we examined the prevalence of selected
risk factors according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) CARDIAC Study protocol and …