Lisa M Force, Jonathan M Kocarnik, Miranda L May, Kayleigh Bhangdia et al.
Background Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Accurate cancer burden information is crucial for policy planning, but many countries lack up-to-date cancer surveillance data. To inform global cancer-control efforts, we used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GB...
Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar, Stein Emil Vollset, Charbel El Bcheraoui et al.
Objectives We used findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 to report the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Methods The burden of musculoskeletal disorders was calculated for the EMR's 22 countries between 1990 and 2013. A systematic analysis...
Maryam Zaid, Katsuyuki Miura, Akira Okayama, Hideaki Nakagawa et al.
BACKGROUND: Recently, high-density lipoprotein particles (HDL-P) have been found to be more strongly inversely associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) risk than their counterpart, HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). Given that lifestyle is among the first targets in CAD prevention, we compared the associ...
Smita Divyaveer, Raja Ramachandran, Manisha Sahay, Dibya Singh Shah et al.
Information about disease burden and the available infrastructure and workforce to care for patients with kidney disease was collected for the second edition of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas. This paper presents findings for the 8 countries in the South Asia regi...
Christopher Troeger, Michael B. Arndt, Hasan Aalruz, Meriem Abdoun et al.
BACKGROUND: Child growth failure (CGF), which includes underweight, wasting, and stunting, is among the factors most strongly associated with mortality and morbidity in children younger than 5 years worldwide. Poor height and bodyweight gain arise from a variety of biological and sociodemographic fa...
Khadijah Abid, Abira Imran, Yashfika Abdul Bari, Tooba Zaidi et al.
Objective: To investigate the facemask adherence rate among South Asian countries and to examine association between face mask adherence and socio-demographic factors.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place and duration of study: South Asian countries (Pakistan, India and Bangladesh)...
Maryam Zaid, Katsuyuki Miura, Akira Fujiyoshi, Akira Okayama et al.
Background: Studies have found that HDL particle (HDL-P) concentration is inversely associated with risk of CVD, independent of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). Dietary factors (such as fatty acid intake) have been found to affect levels of HDL-C and influence risk of CVD. However, little is known about the...