OBJECTIVES Investigate the association of heat exposure on years of life lost (YLL) from non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Nouna, Burkina Faso, between 2000 and 2010. DESIGN Daily time series regression analysis using distributed lag non-linear models, assuming a quasi-Poisson distribution of YLL. SETTING Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kossi Province, Rural Burkina Faso....

Dietary patterns analysis is an emerging area of research. Identifying distinct patterns within a large dietary survey can give a more accurate representation of what people are eating. Furthermore, it allows researchers to analyse relationships between non-communicable diseases (NCD) and complete diets rather than individual food items or nutrients. However, few such studies have been conducte...

Diet and lifestyle has been known to play a key role as a risk factor for non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) for many years [1]. Intake of total energy and some nutrients have a considerable impact on the development of NCD linked to unbalanced diets and sedentary lifestyles caused by industrialization, urbanization, and economic change. These changes have led to increased intake of energ...

Background. The prevalence of chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) comorbidity in low- to middle-income countries is increasing, yet evidence on the pattern, prevalence, awareness and treatment NCD inadequate. Objectives. To investigate awareness, control comorbid hypertension diabetes, underlying risk factors Mpumza, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (SA). Methods. Data were gathered by S...

State-owned construction land is the dominant legal land source for construction in China and its supply influences urban expansion, house prices, and economic development, among other factors. Surprisingly, limited attention has been directly devoted to the spatiotemporal variation in land supply or the driving factors. This paper applied a centroid model and hotspot analysis, and created a ne...

Elevated intraocular pressure is the most prevalent and only treatable risk factor for glaucoma, a degenerative disease of the optic nerve. While treatment options to slow disease progression are available, all current therapeutic and surgical treatments have unwanted side effects or limited efficacy, resulting in the need to identify new options. Previous reports from our laboratory have estab...

INTRODUCTION Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect low- and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs) where 80% of global NCD related deaths occur. LLMICs are the primary focus of interventions to address development and poverty indicators. We aimed to synthesise the evidence of these interventions' impact on the four primary NCDs (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic res...