Abstract Background The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly half of the world's population.
The region has seen a recent rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity, type-2 diabetes …

Background The global burden of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) is rapidly increasing, and the African continent seems to be the most affected region …

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the validity of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) diagnosis coding in the National Health Insurance Research Database …

Abstract Objective The National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) is commonly
used for pharmacoepidemiological research in Taiwan. This study evaluated the validity of …

Although acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has become well
recognised, the reported incidence and outcomes are highly variable, and risk factors are …

Objective Hypertension is estimated to cause 4.5% of current global disease burden and is
as prevalent in many developing countries, as in the developed world. Blood pressure …

Hypertension is an important public health challenge worldwide. Information on the burden
of disease from hypertension is essential in developing effective prevention and control …

Background—Body mass index (BMI) is widely used to assess risk for cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes. Cut points for the classification of obesity (BMI> 30 kg/m2) …

Background Cholesterol levels in many Asian countries are rising. Predictions of the likely
effects of this on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases have mostly relied on data from …

Aims Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is now the most prevalent and debilitating disease
affecting the Chinese population. The goal of the present manuscript was to analyse …