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  • 标题:Patterns of risk factors related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Asian and Oceania countries by using cluster analysis
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  • 作者:Yan Zhang ; Esayas Haregot Hilawe ; Nobuo Kawazoe
  • 期刊名称:国際保健医療
  • 印刷版ISSN:0917-6543
  • 出版年度:2014
  • 卷号:29
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:257-265
  • DOI:10.11197/jaih.29.257
  • 出版社:JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
  • 摘要:

    Background and Objective The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, imposing major public health and development threats. However, there is difference among countries with regard to the patterns of NCD metabolic risk factors. This study aims to categorize the pattern of metabolic risk factors in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Methods Age-standardized prevalence of obesity, raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose, and raised blood cholesterol for 2008 were obtained from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory Data Repository. We used hierarchical cluster analysis to categorize countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania based on the prevalence of NCD metabolic risk factors of each country. Results Three patterns of NCD metabolic risk factors were identified. The first pattern showed relatively high prevalence of raised blood cholesterol, while prevalence of obesity, raised blood pressure and raised blood glucose remain relatively low. Most high- and upper-middle-income Asian countries were included in this pattern. The second pattern presented relatively high prevalence of raised blood pressure, although prevalence of obesity, raised blood glucose, and raised blood cholesterol stay relatively low. Most low- and lower-middle-income Asian countries were categorized in this pattern. The third pattern presented high prevalence of obesity and relatively high prevalence of raised blood pressure and raised blood glucose. This pattern included most Pacific island countries. Conclusions Policy makers in countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania should take into account for the features of the pattern they are in, when they set priorities for developing effective NCD control measures.

  • 关键词:Non-communicable diseases; Risk factors; East Asia; Southeast Asia; Oceania; Cluster analysis
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