• A study published in Nature Human Behavior reported the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults living in extreme poverty (defined by the international poverty line of $1.90 per day).

• This was done using pooled individual-level data from 105 nationally representative household surveys across 78 countries, representing 85% of people living in extreme poverty globally.

• It found that CVD risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia) were present among 17.5%, 4.0%, 10.6%, 3.1%, and 1.4% of adults in extreme poverty, respectively.

• Also, hypertension treatment (15.2%) and control (5.7%), diabetes treatment (19.7%) and statin use (1.1%) were low across poverty levels.

• This study emphasized the need for equitable distribution of resources in society

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