Objectives: To describe the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and the global burden
of CVD risk in a peri-urban, working-class community of Mamre near Cape Town. To identify …

The prevalence rates of cardiovascular disease risk factors are increasing rapidly globally
and especially so in the middle and low income countries where the adoption of Western …

Cardiovascular disease is the most common and yet one of the most preventable causes of
death in the world. Rapid urbanization in South Africa is accompanied by rapid changes in …

Objective: This study examined whether the association between socio-economic status
(SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in black South Africans from the North …

Background To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of cardiovascular
diseases in a rural adult black population from Limpopo Province in South Africa. Design A …

Background. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a challenge to populations and health
systems worldwide. It is projected that by 2020 about a third of all deaths globally will be …

Twelve centres in 7 countries in the Developing World (China, Thailand, the Philippines,
Indonesia, Chile, Colombia and Brazil) connected with the International Clinical …

Objective To determine the prevalence estimates of some major risk factors for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a young adult-aged population living in Yaoundé …

In many developing countries with advanced stages of the nutrition transition, the burden of
coronary artery disease (CAD) has shifted from the rich to the poor. in South Africa, it is …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) causes of worldwide preventable morbidity and mortality.
CVDs are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries, and rates are …