To Investigate the Correlation Between the Socioeconomic Status and Cardiometabolic Associated Risk Indicator Among Middle Aged Adults in Selected Sub-Counties in Kisumu County in Nyanza Region in Kenya
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2023-05-09
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Asian Journal of Natural Sciences (AJNS)
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According to World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 projections, cardio metabolic related risk indicators are already a worldwide epidemic, with an estimated 57.8% of individuals worldwide anticipated to be exposed to the risk indicators by 2030. Other indicators include diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, and many malignancies. Obesity, defined as an excessive accumulation of body fat, gives rise to considerable cardiac metabolic-related risk indicators. Consequently, obesity is usually referred to as the primary cardiometabolic risk factor and a critical public health concern that demands immediate treatment to avoid cardiometabolic illnesses. Advances in health care, as well as lifestyle and behavioral changes brought about by globalization, have increased the incidence of cardiometabolic risk markers. These markers, such as lower quality of life, greater healthcare expenses, and a higher risk of mortality, are linked to socioeconomic levels. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM), defined as the presence of two or more cardiometabolic illnesses in the same person, is on the rise in middle-aged people. Recent research has discovered that combining cardiac metabolic disorders multiplicatively increases the risk of mortality, with each new ailment doubling the risk of mortality. Many Sub-Saharan African nations, including Kenya, are now undergoing nutrition transitions characterized by changes in dietary patterns and physical activity that predispose them to lifestyle metabolic illnesses.
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King Ceasor University, College of Medicine & Life Sciences.
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https://doi.org/10.55927/ajns.v2i3.5369