Background This study describes regional differences and determinants on key
noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults from the National NCD Monitoring …

Background The oxidative balance score (OBS) is a composite indicator that evaluates the
balance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants in one's diet and lifestyle. However, the …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the significance of adopting healthy
lifestyles to mitigate the risk of severe outcomes and long-term consequences. Objective …

Background Understanding chronic disease prevalence, patterns, and co-occurrence is
pivotal for effective health care planning and disease prevention strategies. In this paper, we …

Objective To identify the latent classes of modifiable risk factors among the patients with
diabetes and hypertension based on the observed indicator variables: smoking, alcohol …

The prevalence of NCDs is high in Goa. Households bear a significant burden of medical
costs in India. The increased out-of-pocket expenditures on health can, in some cases, drive …

NCDs are one of the major causes of increasing death toll in India. Diabetes, asthma and
cardiovascular diseases are taken into consideration in this study as these diseases are …

Background: Healthy lifestyle choices have a great impact on individuals' health.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented work from …

Background: Our aim is to use the survey data to analyze how healthcare professionals
evaluate their lifestyle habits and well-being. The novel concept of happiness score has …

The present study explores the leading environmental, socioeconomic, and behavioral
factors that explain the prevalence gap in lifestyle diseases among older adults in rural and …