Rajat Das Gupta

Dados Biográficos

ID3862895
NOMERajat Das Gupta
PRENOMESRajat
SOBRENOMEDas Gupta
ASSINATURADAS GUPTA R
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of South Carolina
ORCID0000-0002-7680-676X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS41
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR32
TOTAL COMO EDITOR9
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2018
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Factors associated with and socioeconomic inequalities in underweight, overweight and obesity among adults aged 18–49 years in Lesotho

    Open AccessAnanna Mazumder, Promit Ananyo Chakraborty et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The coexistence of underweight and overweight/obesity within populations presents a major public health concern for low- and middle-income countries undergoing rapid nutrition transition. In Lesotho, limited evidence exists on the prevalence, determinants, and socioeconomic inequalities of these conditions among adults. This study utilized data from the nationally representative 2023–2024 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), comprising 5…

  • Association of household wealth and education with hypertension among adults in Lesotho

    Open AccessRajat Das Gupta, Amrit Baral et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    In Lesotho, rapid urbanization and lifestyle transitions have contributed to a rising burden of hypertension, yet the role of socioeconomic factors remains inadequately understood. This study examined the independent and joint associations of household wealth and educational attainment with hypertension among adults in Lesotho. We analyzed data from 5,457 adults aged 18–49 years from the 2023–2024 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey. Hypertensi…

  • Association of drinking water salinity with elevated blood pressure and risk of hypertension among coastal and other populations

    Open AccessRajat Das Gupta, Setor K Kunutsor et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021

    Open AccessMohsen Naghavi, Stein Emil Vollset et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A previous study has quantified the global and regional burden of AMR for 2019, followed with additional publications that provided more detailed estimates for several WHO regions by country. To date, there have been no studies that produce comprehensive estimates of AMR burden across locations that encompass historical trends and future for…

  • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

    Open AccessMichael Brauer, Gregory A Roth et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…

  • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

    Open AccessMohsen Naghavi, Kanyin Liane Ong et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…

  • Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessAustin E Schumacher, Hmwe Hmwe Kyu et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides new demographic estimates for 204 cou…

  • Prevalence and associated factors of last dental visit and teeth cleaning frequency in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal

    Open AccessRajat Das Gupta, Shams Shabab Haider et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    This study evaluated the prevalence and frequency of teeth cleaning and last dental visits, along with associated socio-demographic factors, among residents of Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) survey data from Bangladesh (N = 8,164), Bhutan (N = 5,374) and Nepal (N = 5,371) were analyzed. After descriptive analysis, a multivariable multilevel logistic regression was condu…

  • The burden and care cascade in young and middle-aged patients with diabetes hypertension comorbidity with abdominal obesity in India

    Open AccessSaurav Basu, Vansh Maheshwari et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    We ascertained the burden, determinants, and care cascade in the young and middle-aged patients having co-existing hypertension (HTN), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and abdominal obesity in India from a secondary data analysis of nationally representative data. The study examined cross-sectional data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted in India from 2019 to 2021 in 788974 individuals aged 15–49 years including 695707 women and 932…

  • Assessing Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on essential diabetes care in Manila, the Philippines

    Open AccessGreco Mark B Malijan, John Jefferson V Besa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic directly increased mortality and morbidity globally. In addition, it has had extensive indirect ill effects on healthcare service delivery across health systems worldwide. We aimed to describe how patient access to diabetes care was affected by the pandemic in Manila, the Philippines. We used an explanatory, sequential mixed method approach including a cross-sectional survey (n = 150) and in-depth interviews of patients (n =…

  • Predictors of unmet needs among people with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka

    Open AccessNimali Widanapathirana, Rajitha Wickremasinghe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Diabetes mellitus is a significant contributor to the disease burden in Sri Lanka. Despite government efforts to improve access to care for those with chronic illness, major gaps remain. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs among persons with diabetes mellitus type 2 to inform policies on improving healthcare access in a predominantly tax-funded public healthcare system. A descriptive cross-sectional study identified 401 perso…

  • Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome among women living in urban slums, Mysore, India

    Open AccessKarl Krupp, Arathi P Rao et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). About a third of urban Indians suffer from MetSyn. This study examined the prevalence of MetSyn among women living in urban slums. A cross-sectional survey was carried out between October 2017 and May 2018 among a non-probability sample of slum-dwelling women, 40–64 years of age, in six government-designated slums in Mysore, India. Data were collected on demographics, die…

  • Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana

    Open AccessWinfred Avogo, Rajat Das GuptaARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising quickly in low- and middle- income countries. In Ghana, chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, yet data and the evidence- base for awareness, detection, and management of NCDs are lacking. Using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), the first national study with information on hypertension and other risk factors, we examine the correlates and community cha…

  • The global burden of high fasting plasma glucose associated with zinc deficiency

    Open AccessJames P Wirth, Wu Zeng et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for the largest share of the global disease burden, and increasing evidence shows that zinc deficiency (ZD) contributes to NCDs by inducing oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and impaired lipid metabolism. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine whether ZD was associated with fasting plasma glucose (FPG), a key risk factor for NCDs. A random effects meta-analysis was conducted t…

  • Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among 12,975 adult ever married Egyptian women of reproductive age group

    Open AccessAmr Ehab El‐Qushayri, Md Anwar Hossain et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Appropriate and targeted interventions should be implemented among the Egyptian reproductive age women to reduce the obesity as well as non-communicable diseases load associated with obesity. National Health Service policy makers should take multilevel approach targeting high risk sub-groups to raise awareness and to provide prevention against obesity and the subsequent complications

  • Changes in non-communicable diseases, diet and exercise in a rural Bangladesh setting before and after the first wave of Covid-19

    Open AccessCarina King, Sanjit Kumer Shaha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is high in rural Bangladesh. Given the complex multi-directional relationships between NCDs, COVID-19 infections and control measures, exploring pandemic impacts in this context is important. We conducted two cross-sectional surveys of adults ≥30-years in rural Faridpur district, Bangladesh, in February to March 2020 (survey 1, pre-COVID-19), and January to March 2021 (survey 2, post-lockdown). A new…

  • Stability and change in fertility intentions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya

    Open AccessLinnea A Zimmerman, Cary Karp et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Fertility intentions are expected to decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic but limited empirical research on this topic has been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Longitudinal data from Kenya, with baseline (November 2019) and follow-up (June 2020) data, were used to 1) assess the extent to which individual-level fertility intentions changed, and 2) examine how security, specifically economic and health security, affected fertility intentions. The …

  • Perceptions of diabetes patients and their caregivers regarding access to medicine in a severely constrained health system

    Open AccessDudzai Mureyi, Nyaradzai Arster Katena et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Nearly half of all sub-Saharan African countries lack operational Diabetes Mellitus policies. This represents an opportunity to build reliable evidence to underpin such policies when they are eventually developed. Representing the interests of those with the experience of living with the condition in national diabetes policies is important, particularly the interests regarding medicine access, a key pillar in diabetes management. One way to achie…

  • Differences in Prevalence and Associated Factors of Underweight and Overweight/Obesity among Bangladeshi Adults by Gender

    Open AccessRajat Das Gupta, Shams Shabab Haider et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The objective of this study was to find the differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among Bangladeshi adults by gender, using the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 data. To identify the factors associated with underweight and overweight/obesity in both genders, multilevel multivariable logistic regression was conducted. The prevalence of underweight was 19.7…

  • Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSabuj Kanti Mistry, Md Belal Hossain et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The findings highlight a high burden of hypertension and poor management of it among the slum dwellers in Bangladesh requiring a novel approach to improve care. It is integral to effectively implement the available national non-communicable disease (NCD) control guidelines and redesign the current urban primary health care system to have better coordination

  • Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health

    Open AccessKatherine R Paulson, Katherine Paulson et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2021

    BACKGROUND: Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 has targeted elimination of preventable child mortality, reduction of neonatal death to less than 12 per 1000 livebirths, and reduction of death of children younger than 5 years to less than 25 per 1000 livebirths, for each country by 2030. To understand current rates, recent trends, and potential trajectories of child mortality for the next decade, we present the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, a…

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessMarissa B Reitsma, Parkes J Kendrick et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2021

    BACKGROUND: Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally. METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global B…

  • Nationally representative surveys show gradual shifting of overweight and obesity towards poor and less-educated women of reproductive age in Nepal

    Open AccessIpsita Sutradhar, Tahmina Akter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    Overweight and obesity are considered major public health concerns all over the world. They have the potential to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases in reproductive age women, increasing their risk of pregnancy related complications and adverse birth outcome. This study was carried out to identify the trend of prevalence of overweight and obesity, along with their determinants, among reproductive age women (15–49 years) in …

  • Determinants of hypertension in Nepal using odds ratios and prevalence ratios

    Open AccessRajat Das Gupta, Animesh Talukder et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    This cross-sectional study investigated the factors associated with hypertension among Nepalese adults aged 18 years or above using data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Prevalence ratios (PRs) and odds ratios (ORs) were obtained using log-binomial regression and logistic regression, respectively. Initially, unadjusted PRs and ORs were obtained. The variables that yielded a significance level below 0.2 in unadjusted analyses wer…

  • Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Masudus Salehin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are a major public health burden in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore factors associated with CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 315 adults with T2D presenting at the outpatient department of Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS) hospital between July 2013 to December 2013. CKD was diagnosed based on th…