Burdens of non-communicable disease attributable to metabolic risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: joinpoint regression analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

While the contribution of metabolic risk factors to the burden of NCDs has declined from 1990 to 2019, their role in NCD death and disability remains a challenge as the prevalence of these risk factors has increased. Prevention strategies should focus on metabolic risks particularly high body mass index and high systolic blood pressure to substantially reduce NCD burdens.