Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease: an update

C de Mestral, S Stringhini - Current cardiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to summarize the recent and relevant
evidence linking socioeconomic status (SES) to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …

Hypertension prevalence and its trend in Bangladesh: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

MZI Chowdhury, M Rahman, T Akter, T Akhter… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypertension, itself being a major chronic condition, is one of the most
significant risk factors for premature cardiovascular diseases and mortality. Hypertension is …

Distribution of diabetes, hypertension and non-communicable disease risk factors among adults in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

E Fottrell, N Ahmed, SK Shaha, H Jennings… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in low-income settings.
We conducted a survey of risk factors, blood pressure and blood glucose in rural …

Estimation of total cardiovascular risk using the 2019 WHO CVD prediction charts and comparison of population-level costs based on alternative drug therapy …

JY Islam, MM Zaman, M Moniruzzaman, SA Shakoor… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the population distribution of 10-year
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Bangladeshi adults aged 40 years and above …

Trends in the Prevalence of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh (2010-2020): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

MI Hoq, M Hossain, S Jahan, H Mahmud… - Current Diabetes …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) has increased in Bangladesh. This paper has reviewed published studies …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic studies targeting primary cardiovascular disease prevention in South Asia

H Rehman, Z Samad, SR Mishra, AT Merchant… - Indian Heart …, 2018 - Elsevier
South Asia has experienced a 73% increase in healthy life years lost due to ischemic heart
disease between 1990 and 2010. There is a lack of quality data relating to cardiovascular …

Estimated total cardiovascular risk in a rural area of Bangladesh: a household level cross-sectional survey done by local community health workers

MM Zaman, M Moniruzzaman, KN Chowdhury… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
among Bangladeshi rural community residents, using the 2014 WHO/International Society of …