Burden of cardiometabolic diseases and depression in a low-income, urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
This study highlights the significant burden of CMDs, multimorbidity, and depression in a low-income urban community in Pakistan. The findings suggest that a cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) epidemic is emerging in urban Pakistan, emphasizing the need for integrated interventions addressing physical, mental, economic, and environmental factors in CMD management.
Authors
- Salim S. Virani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-6954)
- Anwar T. Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-5079)
- Unab I. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7002-1726)
- Sabeen Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-4763)
- V. Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-9090)
- Judith Wylie‐Rosett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4031-6950)
- Yasmeen Noornabi
- Asra Qureshi
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Baystate Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21939-6
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.84