Importance Noncommunicable chronic diseases have become the leading causes of mortality
and disease burden worldwide. Objective To investigate the prevalence of diabetes and …

Background The relationship between macronutrients and cardiovascular disease and
mortality is controversial. Most available data are from European and North American …

China has experienced an epidemiological transition shifting from the infectious to the
chronic diseases in much shorter time than many other countries. The pace and spread of …

Background The association between intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes with
cardiovascular disease and deaths has been investigated extensively in Europe, the USA, Japan, …

Background Extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) is associated with poor
prognosis and treatment options are scarce. Immunotherapy has shown robust clinical activity in …

Background The relation between dietary nutrients and cardiovascular disease risk markers
in many regions worldwide is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of dietary …

Context: In China, data on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome have been rare recently.
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome …

Background Hypertension is considered the most important risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases, but its control is poor worldwide. We aimed to assess the availability and affordability …

Aim To obtain information on drinking behaviour and to examine the associations between
frequency of drinking, usual daily drinking quantity and binge drinking behaviour among …

The objectives of the present study are: (i) to estimate annual direct medical costs of chronic
diseases attributable to overweight and obesity among adults in China and (ii) to predict the …