Obesity and its Relation With Diabetes and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study Across 4 Geographical Regions
By: Shivani A. Patel, Mohammed K. Ali, Dewan Alam, Lijing L. Yan, Naomi S. Levitt, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, William Checkley, Yangfeng Wu, Vilma Irazola, Laura Gutierrez, Roopa Shivashankar, Xian Li, J. Jaime Miranda, Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee, Thomas A. Gaziano, M. Masood Kadir and Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Authors
Shivani A. Patel
Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, and the Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, New Delhi
Mohammed K. Ali
Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, and the Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, New Delhi
Dewan Alam
Centre for Global Health Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Faculty of Health Sciences, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Lijing L. Yan
The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing; Duke Global Health Institute, and Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan
Naomi S. Levitt
Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa (CDIA), University of Cape Town, Cape Town; Division of Diabetic Medicine and Endocrinology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima
William Checkley
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Yangfeng Wu
The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing
Vilma Irazola
South American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health (CESCAS), Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) Buenos Aires
Laura Gutierrez
South American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health (CESCAS), Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) Buenos Aires
Roopa Shivashankar
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), the Centre for Chronic Disease Control, and the Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, New Delhi
Xian Li
The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing
J. Jaime Miranda
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima
Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury
Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Unit (CNCDU), Center for Equity and Health Systems (CEHS), ICDDR, Dhaka
Ali Tanweer Siddiquee
Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Unit (CNCDU), Center for Equity and Health Systems (CEHS), ICDDR, Dhaka
Thomas A. Gaziano
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
M. Masood Kadir
Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi
Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), the Centre for Chronic Disease Control, and the Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, New Delhi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2016.01.003 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Published on: Mar 1, 2016
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2016 Shivani A. Patel, Mohammed K. Ali, Dewan Alam, Lijing L. Yan, Naomi S. Levitt, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, William Checkley, Yangfeng Wu, Vilma Irazola, Laura Gutierrez, Roopa Shivashankar, Xian Li, J. Jaime Miranda, Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee, Thomas A. Gaziano, M. Masood Kadir, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, published by Ubiquity Press
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