Background One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025,
the rise in the age-standardised adult prevalence of diabetes at its 2010 levels. We aimed to …

Background Worldwide implementation of risk-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention
requires risk prediction tools that are contemporarily recalibrated for the target country …

Background Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
in persons with systolic blood pressures of 120–139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood …

Background Describing the prevalence and trends of cardiometabolic risk factors that are
associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is crucial for monitoring progress, …

Asthma is a complex disease with striking disparities across racial and ethnic groups.
Despite its relatively high burden, representation of individuals of African ancestry in asthma …

Prostate cancer is the leading cancer type diagnosed in American men and is the second
leading cancer diagnosed in men worldwide. Although studies have been conducted to …

Background Despite the large body of research on racial/ethnic disparities in health, there
are limited data on health disparities in Caribbean origin populations. This review aims to …

Background The metabolic syndrome has a high prevalence in many countries and has been
associated with socioeconomic status (SES). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence …

Background Diabetes has been defined on the basis of different biomarkers, including
fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (2hOGTT), …

Objectives To estimate the incidence of hypertension in people with and without prehypertension
and determine the factors that predict progression to hypertension. Methods Data from …