Reliable data on risk factor levels, exposure history, and population distribution can help
inform policies and programs for disease prevention and control. With rare exception …

The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is unique among world
regions, with about half of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) due to causes other than …

Until recently, there was a paucity of data on the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Africa.
Over the past decade, information on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased, albeit …

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide
as well as in Kuwait. People with diabetes have two to five times greater risk of developing …

Current estimates and projections suggest that the burden of cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs), diabetes and related risk factors in African countries is important, somewhat unique …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death in
developed countries for most of the last century. Most CVD deaths, however, occur in low …

As a result of progressive urbanization and westernization of their lifestyle, developing
countries are now undergoing an epidemiological transition. These changes are leading to …

Objective: To examine differences in morbidity and mortality due to non-insulin dependent
diabetes in African Caribbeans and Europeans. Design: Cohort study of patients with non …

Background—Cardiovascular disease, the major cause of mortality and morbidity in modern
societies, is set to overtake infectious diseases in the developing world as the most common …

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disorders (CVD) are due to a constellation of modifiable
and non-modifiable risk factors–some known and others unknown. Such risk factors are …