Risk factors for noncommunicable chronic diseases in women in China: surveillance efforts

Prevalence, knowledge, and treatment of transient ischemic attacks in China

“…Detailed subdistrict sampling, household selection, and replacement principles were described previously. 18 A total of 109,023 people were selected and 98,658 participated in the survey with a response rate of 90.5%.…”

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): Implications for health and nutritional issues among rural children in China

“…Most primary caregivers of left-behind children are their grandparents, whose educational level tends to be low and knowledge related to children's health, nutrition and development are poor, profoundly affecting child-rearing beliefs and practices. This kind of population often tends to be exposed to high risks for NCDs as well, as a national surveillance showed that those who are older, who live in eastern or central China or who are poorly educated tended to more likely be exposed to multiple risk factors for NCDs, such as insufficient intake of fruit and vegetables, overweight and obesity, raised blood pressure, physical inactivity, raised total serum cholesterol, and raised blood glucose (30). Therefore, in rural China, it should be highlighted that in such a population it is crucial to not only control NCDs at the community level, but also to address the double burden of malnutrition of rural children.…”

Prevalence, Awareness and Control of Hypertension in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks in China

“…At each site, a multistage, complex sample survey design was used to select participants who were representative of Chinese civilian adults. Additional details on sub-district sampling and household selection for the CCDRFS study have been published previously [12,13] . A total of 98,658 people participated in the survey.…”