Researchers examining the relationship between poverty and cardiovascular disease found that CVD risk factors are highly prevalent in LMICs, regardless of income.

Specifically, the research team found that risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia were present in 17.5%, 4%, 10.6%, 3.1%, and 1.4% of adults living in extreme poverty, respectively. I discovered that. .

However, most of these adults were not receiving treatment for CVD-related symptoms.

The international study, led by Stanford University in the US, analyzed survey data from household surveys representing more than 100 countries in 78 countries. The researchers estimated that they included data from more than 3 million individuals, covering 53 percent of the world’s population and 64 percent of those living in small and medium-sized cities, including India.

They estimate that this dataset represents 85% of individuals living in extreme poverty worldwide.

“Our study provides an important empirical foundation for future research aimed at improving the health outcomes of people living in the poorest parts of the world’s society,” said corresponding author Pascal, assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Gersetzer said.

The findings contradict the common assumption that environmental factors, such as food insecurity and lifestyles involving manual labor in people living in extreme poverty in LMICs, protect against CVD risk factors. said the research team.

Study author Till Bernyhausen from the University of Heidelberg in Germany said: “Understanding how the assumption of low prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors holds true among people living in extreme poverty is important. “This is important in setting priorities in health policy and care delivery, both from an equity and effectiveness perspective.”

Despite its limitations due to potential measurement error and the potential for overestimating CVD risk among adults living in extreme poverty, this study provides evidence of equity in resource allocation and the design of effective interventions. The researchers acknowledged that the findings could inform the debate about sexuality.

“Further research into the mechanisms of CVD risk, particularly those that affect individuals living in extreme poverty, is essential. Different groups are susceptible to CVD risk,” said study author and development economics professor Sebastian Vollmer. “Understanding the various pathways that may increase the risk of infection is critical to mitigating that risk.” University of Göttingen, Germany.

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