5 In recent years, the problem of chronic disease burden in China becomes increasingly serious, which has replaced the major position of infectious disease in the total disease burden and has displayed an increasing trend year by year. 6 - 8 In 2012, the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among the Chinese adults is 25.2% and 9.7%, respectively, which is estimated to increase by 50% by 2030 if no effective control measure is available. 7 , 9 , 10 Apart from the overall prevalence, the chronic disease burden is also manifested as the imbalanced socioeconomic distribution of prevalence.
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Income-Related Inequalities in Chronic Disease Situation Among the Chinese Population Aged Above 45 Years.
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