Executive summary With one billion people on the move or having moved in 2018, migration
is a global reality, which has also become a political lightning rod. Although estimates …

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world, with most of these
deaths now occurring in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sub-Saharan Africa …

Background Smoking behavior has been associated with poor academic performance
among adult students worldwide. However, the detrimental effect of nicotine dependence on …

Background Substance use is a well-known public health problem, but population-based
research on migrants' substance use in Europe is limited. Factors related to the cultural …

Aims: Among international immigrants, health changes by duration of residence are
commonly interpreted as an expression of acculturation to the receiving country context. This …

PURPOSE: Thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), a clinical manifestation of Graves'
disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the orbital and periorbital tissue. Data on the …

Cardiovascular health (CVH) is a construct defined by the American Heart Association
(AHA) as part of its 2020 Impact Goal definition. CVH has, until now, not been evaluated in …

Crude oil price volatility as an important driver of the trade balance of economies has been
widely documented in the literature. However, studies on the effect of oil price volatility on …

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is an important risk factor for
cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. It is unknown whether the MetSyn prevalence …

Objectives: Multimorbidity is a growing public health concern due to the increasing burden of
non-communicable diseases, yet information about multimorbidity in low-and middle-income …