OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes and hypertension and their absolute numbers in Brazil. METHODS Data from 54,369 individuals aged > or = 18 years, interviewed by the Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL--Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases), conducted in 27 B...

background and aims: charcot marie tooth disease (cmt) is the most prevalent hereditary neuropathy and its frequency is 1 in 2500. cmt is a heterogeneous disease and has different clinical symptoms. the prevalence of cmt and involved genes differ in different countries. cmt patients experience considerable sleep problems and a higher risk of decreased quality of life. in this work it was aimed ...

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the trend in the number of patients admitted for maintenance hemodialysis is on the rise. The identification of risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) ensures adequate primary and secondary preventive measures geared at reducing the burden of CKD in low-resource settings. A family history of CKD is an established risk factor for C...

a study was undertaken to find out the prevalence rate or rheumatic fever (r.f.) and rheumatic heart disease (r.h.d.) among pupils in selected schools of tehran, and to evaluate the rate of socio-economical factors on prevalence rate of this disease. during period of 5 months, 6, 183 children and adolescents aged 5-17 were studied. out of 6,183 pupils, 3, 680 were boys (59.5) and 2,503 were gir...

Background: The risk of disease with 1 risk factor is increased by the presence of additional risk factors. The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of multiple coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors among adults in Kerman, Iran, to identify the population groups most at risk.Methods: The present study included 5900 adults aged between 15 and 75 years in 2011 in Kerman, Iran. The...

the prevalence of varicose veins was studied in 1742 male weavers in iran by completing a specially designed questionnaire and medical examination. to show the effect of occupation on the prevalence of the disease, similar study was conducted on a group of 1661 food- processing workers. the over- all prevalence of the disease in the weavers (26.12%) was significantly higher than the similar rat...

Atopic dermatitis is one of the commonest childhood diseases. Large variations in the prevalence of the disease have been observed in different studies. This variation in the prevalence may be not only from genetic and environmental factors but also from methodology of estimating prevalence of the disease. In this study, Hanifin and UKWP criteria have been used in determining prevalence of the ...