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Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysi...
Robinson, L; Roccaldo, R; Rodrigues, D; Rodriguez Perez, MdC; Rodríguez Villamizar, LA; Rodríguez, AY; Roggenbuck, U; Rohloff, P; Rohner, FBackground: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods: We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that...
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Young Adults (18-25 Years) in M...
Silva, I; Damasceno, A; Fontes, F; Araújo, N; Prista, A; Jessen, N; Padrão, Patrícia; Silva Matos, C; Lunet, N<jats:p>The life course development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and the undergoing epidemiological transition in Mozambique highlight the importance of monitoring the cardiovascular risk profile in young adults. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of CVD risk factors in a population aged 1825 years living in Mozambique. A total of 776 young adults from a nationally representative sample ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mozambique in 2005 and 2015
Fontes, F; Damasceno, A; Jessen, N; Prista, A; Silva Matos, C; Padrão, Patrícia; Lunet NObjective: The ongoing demographic, nutritional and epidemiological transitions in sub-Saharan Africa highlight the importance of monitoring overweight and obesity. We aimed to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mozambique in 2014/2015 and compare the estimates with those obtained in 2005. Design: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2014/2015, following the WHO Stepwise Approach to Chronic Diseas...
Diabetes in Mozambique: Prevalence, management and healthcare challenges
Silva-Matos, C; Gomes, A; Azevedo, A; Damasceno, A; Prista, A; Lunet, NAim: The growing trend towards and deficient management of diabetes in Africa are important public-health challenges requiring surveillance. For this reason, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural Mozambique, and to describe its management. Methods: In 2005, a representative sample of the national Mozambican adult population (n=2343) was evaluated, according to th...
Body mass index and waist circumference in Mozambique: Urban/rural gap during e...
Gomes, A; Damasceno, A; Azevedo, A; Prista, A; Silva-Matos, C; Saranga, S; Lunet, NIn 2005 we evaluated a nationally representative sample of the Mozambican adult population (n = 2913; 25-64 years old) following the STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance to estimate urban-rural differences in overweight and obesity and waist circumferences. The prevalences of obesity and overweight were, respectively, 6.8% (95% CI: 5.1-8.6) and 11.8% (95% CI: 8.4-15.4) among women, and ...
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in mozambique: Urban...
Damasceno, A; Azevedo, A; Silva-Matos, C; Prista, A; Diogo, D; Lunet, NThe prediction of cardiovascular risk profile trends in low-income countries and timely action to modulate their transitions are among the greatest global health challenges. In 2005 we evaluated a nationally representative sample of the Mozambican population (n=3323; 25 to 64 years old) following the Stepwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance. Prevalence of hypertension (systolic blood pressu...