Background: Previous studies have documented a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Jamaica and suggest that mortality from CVD may be increasing. This paper provides an update on the burden of CVD risk factors in Jamaica using data from the most recent national health survey and evaluates the impact of obesity and physical activity on other CVD risk factors. Methods: The Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008 (JHLS–2) recruited a nationally representative sample of 2848 Jamaicans, 15–74 years old between November 2007 and March 2008. An interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on demographic characteristics, medical history and health behaviour. Blood pressure and anthropometric measure...
Introduction: Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Af...
With an estimate of over 1 billion hypertensive individuals and approximately 366 million diabetic i...
Background: Guyana experiences health challenges related to both communicable and non-communicable d...
Prehypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 120−139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ...
Background: The epidemiological transition has seen a trend from communicable to non-com-municable d...
Black Caribbean women have a higher burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors than their m...
Abstract Background Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
Epidemiological studies on diabetes mellitus (DM) have been conducted in the Caribbean for more than...
Objective: To assess the effect of diabetes mellitus type on conventional and novel cardiovascular r...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Jamaican adults and to evaluate i...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine Jamaican adolescents in a school setting, for risk ...
BackgroundAlthough most countries face increasing population levels of obesity and diabetes their ef...
BACKGROUND: Although most countries face increasing population levels of obesity and diabetes their ...
Objectives To compare obese versus non-obese Jamaican adolescents’ risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) an...
Objectives To compare obese versus non-obese Jamaican adolescents’ risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) an...
Introduction: Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Af...
With an estimate of over 1 billion hypertensive individuals and approximately 366 million diabetic i...
Background: Guyana experiences health challenges related to both communicable and non-communicable d...
Prehypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 120−139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ...
Background: The epidemiological transition has seen a trend from communicable to non-com-municable d...
Black Caribbean women have a higher burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors than their m...
Abstract Background Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
Epidemiological studies on diabetes mellitus (DM) have been conducted in the Caribbean for more than...
Objective: To assess the effect of diabetes mellitus type on conventional and novel cardiovascular r...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Jamaican adults and to evaluate i...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine Jamaican adolescents in a school setting, for risk ...
BackgroundAlthough most countries face increasing population levels of obesity and diabetes their ef...
BACKGROUND: Although most countries face increasing population levels of obesity and diabetes their ...
Objectives To compare obese versus non-obese Jamaican adolescents’ risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) an...
Objectives To compare obese versus non-obese Jamaican adolescents’ risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) an...
Introduction: Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Af...
With an estimate of over 1 billion hypertensive individuals and approximately 366 million diabetic i...
Background: Guyana experiences health challenges related to both communicable and non-communicable d...