What are NCDs?
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are diseases that are not caused by germs and therefore cannot be spread from one person to another. NCDs are mainly caused by risk factors from inappropriate lifestyle behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, smoking, eating sweet, fatty and salty foods, and insufficient exercise. These cause physiological changes, such as high blood lipids, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, being overweight and obese. Which lead to non-communicable chronic diseases. If not treated properly or not looked after, the symptoms will become more severe and accumulate into chronic diseases. The
World Health Organization (WHO) statistics on deaths from NCDs in 2009 found that 63% of the world’s total deaths were caused by NCDs, and more importantly, more than 80% were in developing countries.
Thailand, from the latest statistics, found that there are 14 million people with diseases in the NCDs group and importantly, it is considered สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน the main cause of death for the entire population. From statistics in 2009, the population died from NCDs more than 300,000 people or 73% of the deaths of the entire Thai population in 2009 and tends to increase steadily in the future.
The six NCDs with the highest rates of patients and deaths are:
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Emphysema
- Cancer
- Hypertension
- Obesity
There are two main groups of common health risk factors: four behavioral risk factors and four physiological risk factors.
The four behavioral risk factors include:
Tobacco consumption
Drinking alcoholic beverages
Improper food consumption
There is insufficient physical activity.
The four physiological factors that are risk factors for non-communicable diseases are
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperglycemia
- Overweight and Obesity