Chronic diseases in most cases belong to the category of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are the main cause of mortality globally. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer are the four NCDs responsible for 82% of NCD deaths. Prevention of NCDs implies health promotion activities that encourage healthy lifestyle and limit the initial onset of ch...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of older adults in South Africa. This study aims to investigate the self-reported prevalences of major chronic NCDs and their predictors among older South Africans. METHODS We conducted a national population-based cross-sectional survey with a sample of 3,840 individuals aged 50 years ...

Background: Health outcomes are closely influenced by health literacy levels. In most cases, lower levels have been found to be related higher prevalence and incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)–including cardiovascular cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, other chronic respiratory diseases. Despite this wealth knowledge on the relationship between NCDs, previous s...

background: ncds are the leading disease burdens in china and the ncds risk factors shifts have accelerated at an unprecedented scale over the past 30 years. the aim of this study was to analysis the natural trajectories of ncds risk factors over the life course. methods: the large-scale longitudinal data from the chns includes nine rounds of surveys between 1989 and 2011. overall, 145913 obser...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were previously considered to only affect high-income countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), although little is known about the impact these diseases have on households in these countries. In this paper, we present a literature review on the costs imposed ...

BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), principally cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability globally. The basic element of NCD prevention is the identification of the common risk factors and their prevention and control. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases, i...

Two in every three deaths among women are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - largely heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. The global discourse on health, however, largely views women in terms of their reproductive capacity, a persisting myth reflecting gender bias that shifts the focus away from NCDs, violence, and other injuries. Risk factors for ...

Preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a growing global public health concern, and evidence-based data from population-based health studies are needed in order to develop appropriate public health policies for controlling NCDs. The Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort (CCCC) study is a prospective cohort consisting of participants from one community in China in 1990...

Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a broad term covering spectrum of conditions ranging from hepatic steatosis, steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. NAFLD highly prevalent across all regions the world with its global prevalence 25.2%(95%CI:22.1-28.7). It commonly referred as ‘hepatic manifestation’ metabolic syndrome (MetS). Moreover, it strongly associated individual components well MetS w...

BACKGROUND Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have become the top threat in China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major NCDs among the elderly population in rural areas in southern China and explore its associated social determinants. METHODS A multistage cluster random sampling methodology was adopted to select a total of 9245 rural elderly people from 3860 rural househ...