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Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and contr...
Zhou, Bin; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Riley, Leanne M.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Gregg, Edward W.Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:23:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-09-11; WHO; Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics - Community Jameel, at Imperial College London, London, UK; British Heart Foundation (Centre of Research Excellence); Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively con...
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis Mortality in...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Bosakova, Lucia; Gotsens, Mercè; Morrison, Joana; Costa, Claudia; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Deboosere, PatrickObjective: To analyse the trends in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis mortality, and the associated socioeconomic inequalities, in nine European cities and urban areas before and after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. Methods: This is an ecological study of trends in three periods of time: two before (2000–2003 and 2004–2008), and one after (2009–2014) the onset of the economic crisis. The units of an...
Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass i...
Iurilli, Maria L. C.; Zhou, Bin; Bennett, James E.; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Sophiea, Marisa K.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, HonorMade available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T15:08:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-03-09; Wellcome Trust; From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in th...
Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas before ...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Morrisson, Joana; Deboosere, Patrick; Gotsens, Mercè; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Costa, ClaudiaBackground: Few studies have assessed the impact of the financial crisis on inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas. The objective of the study was to analyse the trend in area socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in nine European urban areas before and after the beginning of the financial crisis. Methods: This ecological study of trends was based on three periods, two before the ec...
Effect of the recent economic crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality...
Palència, Laia; Gotsens, Mercè; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Bosakova, Lucia; Burström, Bo; Costa, Cláudia; Deboosere, Patrick; Dzúrová, DagmarObjective: To analyse socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among men and women in nineEuropean urban areas during the recent economic crisis, and to compare the results to those from twoperiods before the crisis.Method: This is an ecological study of trends based on three time periods (2000-2003, 2004-2008 and2009-2014). The units of analysis were the small areas of nine European urban areas. We us...
Health Disparities in Czechia and Portugal at Country and Municipality Levels
Lustigova, Michala; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Costa, Cláudia Margarida Pereira da; Rodrigues, Ana Paula SantanaThis article investigates the health outcomes and determinants between two different European populations, Portuguese and Czech, on two hierarchical levels: country and metropolitan area. At first, the decomposition method of age and cause of death were compared on the country level, and then health was examined based on a factor analysis at the municipality level of Prague and Lisbon. The results clearly indic...
Population Health Inequalities Across and Within European Metropolitan Areas th...
Costa, Cláudia Margarida Pereira da; Rodrigues, Ana Paula Santana; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Burström, Bo; Borrell, Carme; Schweikart, JürgenThe different geographical contexts seen in European metropolitan areas are reflected in the uneven distribution of health risk factors for the population. Accumulating evidence on multiple health determinants point to the importance of individual, social, economic, physical and built environment features, which can be shaped by the local authorities. The complexity of measuring health, which at the same time u...
Environmental public health risks in European metropolitan areas within the EUR...
Mitsakou, Christina; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Heaviside, Clare; Katsouyanni, Klea; Samoli, Evangelia; Rodopoulou, SophiaUrban areas in Europe are facing a range of environmental public health challenges, such as air pollution, traffic noise and road injuries. The identification and quantification of the public health risks associated with exposure to environmental conditions is important for prioritising policies and interventions that aim to diminish the risks and improve the health of the population. With this purpose in mind,...