Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of selected cardiovascular risk factors among adults living in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

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[8] Shibuya K(2012)Cardiovascular disease and the changing face of global public health: a focus on low and middle income countries Public Health Rev 33 397-415

[9] Salomon JA(2011)National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9.1 million participants Lancet 377 557-567

[10] Abdalla S(2010)The biology of disadvantage: socioeconomic status and health Ann N Y Acad Sci 1186 1-275

[1] Murray CJ(2012)Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Lancet 380 2197-2223

[2] Vos T(2005)The epidemiologic transition: a theory of the epidemiology of population change Milbank Q 83 731-757

[3] Lozano R(2004)Cardiovascular disease in non-Western countries N Engl J Med 350 2438-2440

[4] Noghavi M(2010)Growing epidemic of coronary heart disease in low- and middle-income countries Curr Probl Cardiol 35 75-115

[5] Flaxman AD(2009)Mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Europe and other areas of the world: an update Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 16 333-350

[6] Michaud C(2012)Cardiovascular disease mortality in the Americas: current trends and disparities Heart 98 1207-1212

[7] Ezzati M(2012)A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Lancet 380 2224-2260

[8] Shibuya K(2012)Cardiovascular disease and the changing face of global public health: a focus on low and middle income countries Public Health Rev 33 397-415

[9] Salomon JA(2011)National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9.1 million participants Lancet 377 557-567

[10] Abdalla S(2010)The biology of disadvantage: socioeconomic status and health Ann N Y Acad Sci 1186 1-275