Background With rapid economic development, urbanization, and an aging population,
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have become the leading cause of death in China …

Background Unhealthy behaviors, such as energy-dense food choices and a sedentary
lifestyle, both of which are established risk factors for diabetes, are common and increasing …

Background Despite economic growth and improved health outcomes over the past few
decades, China still experiences striking urban-rural health inequalities. Urban and rural …

Background The implications of rising obesity for cardiovascular health in middle-income
countries has generated interest, in part because associations between obesity and …

We quantify, track and explain the distribution of overweight and of hypertension across
Chinese provinces differentiated by their degree of urbanicity over the period 1991–2004 …

Background In recent years, developing countries like Bangladesh are facing a higher
burden of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension as a result of demographic …

A growing body of research suggests that air pollution negatively affects specific health
outcomes, but how long-and short-term exposure to air pollution are associated with frailty is …

Purpose To describe the distribution of central corneal thickness (CCT), intraocular pressure
(IOP), and their determinants and association with glaucoma in Chinese adults. Design …

Rural–urban differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases in the adult population of
northeast China are examined. The Jilin Provincial Chronic Disease Survey used personal …

Objective To examine the prevalence, correlates and sociodemographic inequalities of
undiagnosed hypertension in Nepal. Design This study used cross-sectional 2016 Nepal …