Classifying the Who European Countries by Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors

dc.contributor.author Bulut, Tevfik
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-05T18:35:38Z
dc.date.available 2025-02-05T18:35:38Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.description Bulut, Tevfik en_US
dc.description.abstract Background: In the twenty-first century, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major obstacle to global development and the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the United Nations. The WHO (World Health Organization) European Region lacks comprehensive understanding of NCD risk factors, the NCDs they trigger, and the more disadvantaged countries. Objective: This study aims to classify the countries in the European Region at the country level based on NCDs and their key risk factors. Methods: The Ward method, a hierarchical clustering technique based on Manhattan and Euclidean distance measures, was used. The study's dataset comes from the WHO's publicly available NCDs and key risk factors dataset. Results: The European region's countries have been categorized into two clusters based on key NCD risk factors. The second cluster consists of countries with high income levels. On the other hand, in the European Region, countries fall into three clusters based on NCDs. Countries in the third cluster, which consists of low- and upper- middle-income countries, have lower average values in four variables compared to other countries, resulting in lower overall disease prevalence. Counclusions: The prevalence of NCDs varies among clusters, with high-income countries having lower disease prevalence, particularly in diabetes and hypertension. Addressing risk factors and improving healthcare access and infrastructure are crucial in reducing the burden of NCDs in the European region. en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105247
dc.identifier.issn 0168-8510
dc.identifier.issn 1872-6054
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85215359230
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105247
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier Ireland Ltd en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.subject Clustering en_US
dc.subject Ncds en_US
dc.subject Noncommunicable Diseases en_US
dc.subject The Who European Region en_US
dc.subject Key Risk Factors en_US
dc.title Classifying the Who European Countries by Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
gdc.author.id Bulut, Tevfik/0000-0002-3668-7436
gdc.author.institutional Bulut, Tevfik
gdc.author.wosid Bulut, Tevfik/Adh-3606-2022
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gdc.coar.type text::journal::journal article
gdc.description.department Atılım University en_US
gdc.description.departmenttemp [Bulut, Tevfik] Atilim Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Nursing, Ankara, Turkiye en_US
gdc.description.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
gdc.description.scopusquality Q1
gdc.description.volume 153 en_US
gdc.description.woscitationindex Science Citation Index Expanded - Social Science Citation Index
gdc.description.wosquality Q2
gdc.identifier.pmid 39842266
gdc.identifier.wos WOS:001407381700001
gdc.scopus.citedcount 1
gdc.wos.citedcount 1

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