Lhamo Y. Sherpa

TL;DR: Taking into account the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this study recommends that national governments develop targeted policy responses to Indigenous health, improving access to health services, and Indigenous data within national surveillance systems.

TL;DR: The prevalence of obesity at varying altitudes of 1,200, 2,900 and 3,700 meters above sea-level in Tibet and Nepal and the effect of altitude on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were determined.

TL;DR: A high prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia in males, a higher prevalence of low HDL-C in females, and a high hypercholesterolemia prevalence in both genders are demonstrated, however, further longitudinal studies assessing CHD risk factors in high altitude natives are required.

TL;DR: The prevalence of hypertension was high and associated with metabolic-, behavioral- and socio-demographic factors, and policies to reduce the burden of NCD risk factors should be implemented if proven effective in similar settings.

TL;DR: The metabolic risk factors, as well as a moderate or high ten-year risk of CHD were more common among urban residents whereas behavioral risk factors levels were higher in among the rural people of Yangon Region.