High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among the South Asian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MH Siddiqee, B Bhattacharjee, UR Siddiqi… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Vitamin-D deficiency is linked to a wide range of chronic and infectious
diseases. Body of literature suggested that the prevalence of this deficiency can have …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis in eight countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Jarhyan, A Hutchinson, D Khaw… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To estimate the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
chronic bronchitis in eight countries in South Asia through a systematic review and meta …

Metabolic non-communicable disease health report of India: the ICMR-INDIAB national cross-sectional study (ICMR-INDIAB-17)

RM Anjana, R Unnikrishnan, M Deepa… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Non-communicable disease (NCD) rates are rapidly increasing in India with
wide regional variations. We aimed to quantify the prevalence of metabolic NCDs in India …

[HTML][HTML] India's escalating burden of non-communicable diseases

P Arokiasamy - The lancet global health, 2018 - thelancet.com
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[HTML][HTML] Comparison of different cardiovascular risk score calculators for cardiovascular risk prediction and guideline recommended statin uses

N Garg, SK Muduli, A Kapoor, S Tewari, S Kumar… - Indian heart …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The accuracy of various 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators in
Indians may not be the same as in other populations. Present study was conducted to …

The future of healthcare and patient-centric care: Digital innovations, trends, and predictions

S Aminabee - Emerging Technologies for Health Literacy and …, 2024 - igi-global.com
The future of healthcare is a dynamic landscape characterized by rapid advancements,
evolving patient needs, and transformative technologies. This chapter explores key trends …

Global socioeconomic inequality in the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and injuries: an analysis on global burden of disease study 2019

M Emadi, S Delavari, M Bayati - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Examining the distribution of the burden of different communicable and non-
communicable diseases and injuries worldwide can present proper evidence to global …

The rise of noncommunicable diseases in Kenya: an examination of the time trends and contribution of the changes in diet and physical inactivity

EM Onyango, BM Onyango - Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2018 - Springer
This study examined correlations of historical changes in diet and physical inactivity with the
rise of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Kenya. Historical data on diet, wage jobs by …

Evolving food choices among the urban Indian middle-class: a qualitative study

GS Kumar, M Kulkarni, N Rathi - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
One of the leading risk factors for an escalating obesity burden in India is non-nutritious
choices. Underpinned by the nutrition transition theory, this qualitative inquiry was designed …

Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh

T Biswas, MS Islam, N Linton, LB Rawal - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health
challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing …