Evaluation of low-and middle-income countries according to cardiovascular disease risk factors by using pythagorean fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease risk factors play a crucial role in determining individuals' future health status and significantly affect health. This paper aimed to address cardiovascular disease risk factors in low- and middle-income countries using multi-criteria decision-making methods.

Methods

In line with this objective, 22 evaluation criteria were identified. Due to the unequal importance levels of the criteria, the interval-valued Pythagorean Fuzzy AHP (PF-AHP) method was employed for weighting. The TOPSIS method was utilized to rank the countries.

Results

The application of interval-valued PF-AHP revealed that metabolic, behavioral, and economic factors are more important in contributing to disease risk. Among adults, tobacco use prevalence was identified

SUBMITTER: Aydın GZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605925 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature