Non-Communicable Diseases and Lifestyle Risk Factors: An Emerging Public Health Burden in Bangladesh
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In Bangladesh affected patients’ non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory illnesses, and cancers are increasing alarmingly. Their prevalence is shaped by lifestyle risk factors, including poor diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use and social determinants such as health equity, access to services, and variations in nutritional status. A secondary dataset covering the years 1994-2023 was analyzed dividing into three decades to examine disease prevalence in response of health equity, nutritional status, service access, and immunization coverage. Multiple correlation and linear regression were applied to track long-term trend patterns and analyze the relationships among health indicators and key predictors of disease burden. The correlation analysis represents a positive association between the Health Equity Index and disease prevalence (r =0.45) whereas nutrition and immunization coverage showed weaker associations. Similarly, regression analysis identified Health Equity Index as the strongest predictor for 22% of the variance. The decade-based analysis shows disease prevalence increased 35.8% from (1994 – 2003) to (2004 – 2013) while decreased 17.6% by (2014 – 2023). Despite the many factors Health Equity Index and service access play a vital role for NCDs prevalence. Ensuring the proper mass nutrition, physical activity, health equity and disciplined lifestyle might prevent the rise of non-communicable diseases.
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- Conference Name: 7th International Conference on Integrated Science (ICIS) 2025
- Date of Conference: 25/10/2025 - 25/10/2025
- Venue: Eastern University Campus, Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Organizer: Eastern University, Bangladesh