Alka M. Kanaya, Namratha R. Kandula, David M. Herrington, Matthew J. Budoff et al.
BACKGROUND: South Asians (individuals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) have high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. There are few prospective cohort studies investigating antecedents of CVD in South Asians. OBJECTIVES: T...
Lawrence D. Hayes, Martha White, Nigel Unwin, R. Bhopal et al.
BACKGROUND: Differences in level of physical activity between European, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations living in the UK might contribute to differences in the prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk markers that exist in these populations. METHODS: Type and level of phy...
Gilles R. Dagenais, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Xiaohe Zhang, Matthew McQueen et al.
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to assess whether diabetes prevalence varies by countries at different economic levels and whether this can be explained by known risk factors. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The prevalence of diabetes, defined as self-reported or fasting glycemia ≥7 mmol/L, was d...
Nazmus Saquib, Juliann Saquib, Tahmeed Ahmed, Masuma Akter Khanam et al.
BACKGROUND: Belief is that chronic disease prevalence is rising in Bangladesh since death from them has increased. We reviewed published cardiovascular (CVD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) studies between 1995 and 2010 and conducted a meta-analysis of disease prevalence. METHODS: A systematic s...
Shankuan Zhu, Stanley Heshka, ZiMian Wang, Wei Shen et al.
OBJECTIVE: BMI (kilograms per meters squared) and waist circumference (WC) (measured in centimeters) are each associated with the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore, a combination of the two may be more effective in identifying subjects at risk than either alone. The present ...
Yarlini Balarajan, Eduardo Villamor
Our aims in this study were to examine trends in the prevalence of overweight-obesity and underweight among women of reproductive age in 3 South Asian countries between 1996 and 2006 and to identify sociodemographic correlates of overweight in the most recent survey. Using nationally representative ...
Kaniz Fatema, Sharmin Hossain, Khurshid Natasha, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Increased awareness amongst large population groups is a major determinant for the prevention of diabetes and its complications as well as related metabolic disorders. Knowledge and attitude are the principal markers of awareness that need to be studied in various population groups in sp...
Lee‐Ming Chuang, Shang‐Wen Tsai, B Huang, T Y Tai
AIMS: To establish the status of diabetes control in Asia, the Diabcare-Asia 198 study collected data from 230 diabetes centres in Bangladesh, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam from March to December 1...
Xiaodong Zhou, Giovanni Targher, Christopher D. Byrne, Virend K. Somers et al.
Background Fatty liver disease in the absence of excessive alcohol consumption is an increasingly common condition with a global prevalence of ~ 25–30% and is also associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since systemic metabolic dysfunction underlies its pathogenesis, the term metabolic (dysfu...
R. Bhopal, Louise Hayes, Martin White, Nigel Unwin et al.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that in Europeans and South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis) alike, worse socio-economic status is associated with a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD), glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes)...
Jae Jeong Yang, Danxia Yu, Wanqing Wen, Eiko Saito et al.
Importance: Asia is home to the largest diabetic populations in the world. However, limited studies have quantified the association of diabetes with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Asian populations. Objectives: To evaluate the association of diabetes with all-cause and cause-specific mort...
Akhtar Hussain, Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Abul Kalam Azad Khan, S Ali et al.
AIMS: To describe differences in prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus with its associated risk factors between rural and urban populations in Bangladesh. Diagnostic criteria [fasting blood glucose (FBG) and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT)] were compared and reviewed for both populations. METHO...
Kexin Zhang, Chengxia Kan, Fang Han, Jingwen Zhang et al.
Importance: Diabetes in children is a global epidemic that causes various medical conditions associated with an increased incidence of premature death. Objective: To investigate the trends in diabetes incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in children, with risk factors for...
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md. Jamal Uddin, Md Rabiul Haque, Boubakari Ibrahimou
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an increasing problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in Bangladesh. Although some epidemiological studies on hypertension have been conducted in Bangladesh, the factors associated with hypertension in this nation remain unclear. We aimed to determine the factors associat...
Bishwajit Bhowmik, Tasnima Siddiquee, Anindita Mujumder, Faria Afsana et al.
Dyslipidemia is commonly associated with diabetes (T2DM). This has been demonstrated for the Caucasian population, but few data are available for Asian Indians. The paper aims to investigate serum lipids (separately or in combination) and their association with glucose intolerance status (T2DM and p...