South Asians (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka) make up one quarter of the world's population and are one of the fastest-growing …

This is a comprehensive narrative review of the literature on the current science and
evidence of population-level differences in risk factors for heart disease among different …

Background: Individuals of South Asian ancestry represent 23% of the global population,
corresponding to 1.8 billion people, and have substantially higher risk of atherosclerotic …

Objective Metabolic syndrome is an important metabolic disorder which impose noticeable
burden on health system. We aimed to review and imply the prevalence of it in Middle-East …

Introduction The objective of this systematic mixed-methods review is to assess what is
currently known about the levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) and to …

Physical activity (PA) has many beneficial physical and mental health effects. Physical
inactivity is considered the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. At present there are …

South Asia is home to one of the largest population of people with metabolic syndrome
(MetS). The prevalence of MetS in South Asians varies according to region, extent of …

Background. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterised by a constellation of individual risk
factors of cardiovascular disease. Materials and Methods. The current study was a …

BACKGROUND Compared with other populations, South Asians have a greater propensity
to insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). This is the first study to determine …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in India. Yet,
evidence on the CVD risk of India's population is limited. To inform health system planning …