This is the first population based study of the prevalence of CKD in Ireland, using a randomly selected, nationally representative sample of middle and older aged adults and applying the recently published and more robustly derived CKD-EPI estimating equation.
We found in this large population based study of patients with T2DM in Germany a prevalence of the overall MetS according to AHA/NHBLI criteria of 74.4% with no sex difference.
There is therefore a need to conduct population based studies of trachoma in areas where the prevalence was assessed previously and some trachoma control activities implemented afterwards; this is necessary to document the changes over a period of time and give guidance as to whether there is still a need to implement the recommended SAFE strategy in an integrated manner.
But migraine prevalence in this study is closer to the global migraine prevalence 11%[41]1], report from Benin 14.2 % [42], Turkey 12.4 % [23] and meta-analysis of community based studies of Africa 14.89 % [43].
In a Danish population-based study of prevalence and causes of blindness, they noted that there was no accurate and up-to-date data for Denmark, and therefore conducted their own population cross-sectional survey for Copenhagen.
This is the first population based study to report the prevalence of vitreo-retinal disorders in Nepal.
All previous studies used hospital database analysis, however, the first community based study to measure the prevalence of CHD was carried out by Alqurashi, et al., 2007 [ 26].
This being the first population based study exploring the prevalence of asthma and its determinants in the United Arab Emirates based on the ECRHS.
A US based study determined the prevalence of HBV and HCV infection in an emergency room patient population in the early 1990s [ 5], but no comparable studies were done recently or in Europe.
In a population based study from Pakistan [9], the prevalence of depression was reported to be unusually high and the reasons quoted by the authors were the following: local cultural influences, geographical location and social adversities.
This is the first population based study to focus on the prevalence of PTSD in post conflict northern Uganda, seven (7) years after the civil conflict.
