Self-Reported Prevalence of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Concerning Socioeconomic and Educational Factors: Analysis of the PURE-Ecuador Cohort
The secondary analysis revealed significant disparities in the prevalence and management of NCDs in MDQ. The prevalence of self-reported NCDs in Quito, Ecuador, is significantly associated with age and body mass index (BMI). Older individuals, particularly those over 60 years, and obese participants demonstrated higher rates of NCDs and multimorbidity. While socioeconomic factors such as education and income showed some associations with NCD prevalence, these were less pronounced after adjusting for other variables. These findings highlight the importance of age-specific and obesity-focused interventions in addressing the burden of NCDs in this population.
Authors
- Salim Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-5601)
- Marelyn Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7772-2580)
- Patricio López‐Jaramillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9122-8742)
- Shrikant I. Bangdiwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-0689)
- Daniel Simancas‐Racines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3641-1501)
- Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-3370)
- Sumathy Rangarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-5986)
- Camilo Félix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-2321)
- Jaime Angamarca-Iguago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1907-3632)
- Mavel López-Flecher
- Katherine Andrango
- Selena Andrango
Institutions
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Universidad UTE (EC)
- Universidad De Santander (CO)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Heart
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1416
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53