Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for
cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear …

Summary Background The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is an easily accessible surrogate
marker of insulin resistance, an important pathway in the development of type 2 diabetes …

Background Approximately 2· 8 billion people are exposed to household air pollution from
cooking with polluting fuels. Few monitoring studies have systematically measured health …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally.
In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including …

ABSTRACT About 700,000 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) have been deployed
as community health volunteers throughout India over the last few years. The objective of …

Background There is little evidence on the use of secondary prevention medicines for
cardiovascular disease by socioeconomic groups in countries at different levels of economic …

Background Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its
distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection …

Importance High amounts of sitting time are associated with increased risks of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in high-income countries, but it is unknown …

Objectives We aimed to examine the relationship between access to medicine for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) among …

Background COVID-19 has caused profound socio-economic changes worldwide. However,
internationally comparative data regarding the financial impact on individuals is sparse …