Why the study?
The rising prominence of chronic non-communicable diseases underscores the need to analyze these conditions and their associated risk factors, including socioeconomic and educational characteristics in urban and rural populations.
Population
2028 participants aged 35 to 70 years from urban and rural areas of Quito, Ecuador
Comparison
Prevalence of self-reported NCDs across socioeconomic and educational characteristics
Design
Secondary analysis of a cohort study (PURE-Ecuador)
Key result
Older age and obesity were significantly associated with higher rates of self-reported non-communicable diseases, with hypertension prevalence at 16.2% overall and 32.7% in individuals over 60 years.
Authors
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May guide age-focused NCD monitoring in Ecuador; extends PURE observations but leaves causal questions open.
Cohort (n=2,028)
Yes
In the PURE-Ecuador cohort, self-reported NCDs and multimorbidity were significantly associated with older age and higher BMI, while socioeconomic factors were less pronounced after adjustment.
Félix et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs) (n=2,028). Socioeconomic factors, educational characteristics, age, and BMI was evaluated on Prevalence of self-reported NCDs. Older age and obesity were significantly associated with higher rates of self-reported non-communicable diseases, with hypertension prevalence at 16.2% overall and 32.7% in individuals over 60 years.
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