Globally, the number of people with diabetes mellitus has quadrupled in the past three
decades, and diabetes mellitus is the ninth major cause of death. About 1 in 11 adults …

Executive summary Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing …

Importance Recent data on prevalence, awareness, treatment, and risk factors of diabetes in
China is necessary for interventional efforts. Objective To estimate trends in prevalence …

Objective To assess the prevalence of diabetes and its risk factors. Design Population
based, cross sectional study. Setting 31 provinces in mainland China with nationally …

Executive summary 2020 will go down in history as the year when the global community was
awakened to the fragility of human health and the interdependence of the ecosystem …

Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH) are increasingly a cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma …

Background Although exposure to cigarette smoking and air pollution is common, the
current prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unknown in the …

Background: China bears the biggest stroke burden in the world. However, little is known
about the current prevalence, incidence, and mortality of stroke at the national level, and the …

Importance Previous studies have shown increasing prevalence of diabetes in China, which
now has the world's largest diabetes epidemic. Objectives To estimate the recent prevalence …

Introduction Diabetes is a serious and increasing global health burden and estimates of
prevalence are essential for appropriate allocation of resources and monitoring of trends …