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Non-Communicable Diseases and Gender

  • Item type: Other
  • Country: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • Language: English
  • Author: Pan American Health Organisation and International Diabetes Federation
  • Publication Date: Jan, 2011
  • IDF PAHO - NCD Gender FINAL.pdf(275.49 KB)

What are gender-related challenges to addressing NCD? Women and men have different levels of exposure Estimated Adult Obesity (BMI >30) Prevalence (%), 20105 and vulnerability to NCD risk factors. Women's higher rates of obesity leads to their increased vulnerability to NCD, particularly diabetes.

By Viktor
Jan 18, 2016
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