Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity is a leading
public health concern in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Our study aimed to …

Objective To determine the trends, prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity
among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age from 1999 to 2014. Design We analysed …

Bangladesh is a developing country where 75% of total population lives in rural area.
Subsequently they have poor healthcare access as 26% of rural professionals remain …

Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) has increased in Bangladesh. This paper has reviewed published studies …

Objective There is a little published data on prevalence and determinants of underweight,
overweight and obesity among adults in Nepal. This study analysed the cross-sectional …

Background Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are
among the most fatal disease and prevalent among the adult population worldwide …

Background The prevalence of hypertension is increasing in Bangladesh, however, few
recent studies investigated the proportion of people and factors associated with prevalence …

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global public health concern. DM has been increasing
alarmingly among the young people and childhood-onset has now become an emerging …

Diabetes, hypertension, and comorbidity are still crucial public health challenges that
Bangladeshis face. Nonetheless, very few studies have been conducted to examine the …

Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip
ratio (WHR) in their ability to predict type 2 diabetes risk in a large prospective cohort of men …