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The Burden of Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Northeast India: The Institute for Indian Mother and Child Noncommunicable Diseases Project
Joint Authors
Gallieni, Maurizio
Genovesi, Simonetta
Aiello, Angela
Tucci, Benedetta
Sala, Valeria
Brahmochary Mandal, Sujit K.
Doneda, Anna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease are the major cause of death not only in high income, but also in medium and low income countries.
Hypertension and diabetes, the most common causes of chronic kidney disease, are particularly common in southeast Asian Countries.
Because early intervention can markedly slow the progression of these two killer diseases, assessment of their presence through screening and intervention program is a priority.
We summarize here results of the screening activities and the perspectives of a noncommunicable diseases project started in West Bengal, India, in collaboration with the Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC), a nongovernmental voluntary organization committed to promoting child and maternal health.
We started investigating hypertension and chronic kidney disease with screen in school-age children and in adults >30 years old.
We found a remarkable prevalence of hypertension, even in underweight subjects, in both children and adult populations.
A glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min was found in 4.1% of adult subjects significantly higher than that of 0.8% to 1.4% reported 10 years ago.
Increased awareness and intervention projects to identify NCDs and block their progression are necessary in all countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gallieni, Maurizio& Aiello, Angela& Tucci, Benedetta& Sala, Valeria& Brahmochary Mandal, Sujit K.& Doneda, Anna…[et al.]. 2014. The Burden of Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Northeast India: The Institute for Indian Mother and Child Noncommunicable Diseases Project. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049213
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gallieni, Maurizio…[et al.]. The Burden of Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Northeast India: The Institute for Indian Mother and Child Noncommunicable Diseases Project. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049213
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gallieni, Maurizio& Aiello, Angela& Tucci, Benedetta& Sala, Valeria& Brahmochary Mandal, Sujit K.& Doneda, Anna…[et al.]. The Burden of Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Northeast India: The Institute for Indian Mother and Child Noncommunicable Diseases Project. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049213
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049213