Why the study?
What are the trends and contributing factors to coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s?
Population
Working-age men and women in Finland, specifically age group 35-64 years
Comparison
Changes in lifestyle, dietary fat consumption… vs Historical periods (1950s-1960s vs 1970s)
Design
Review
Follow-up
1950s to 1970s
Key result
CHD mortality in Finland declined in the 1970s by 1.8% annually for men and 3.4% for women aged 35-64, paralleled by favorable changes in lifestyle, risk factors, and patient management.
Authors
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Supports risk factor interventions in CHD prevention; leaves open causal inference and generalizability from Level 5 observational data.
Observational
What are the trends and contributing factors to coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s?
The decline in CHD mortality and incidence in Finland during the 1970s was associated with favorable changes in lifestyle, risk factors, and clinical management.
auml et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Coronary heart disease. Population-level changes in lifestyle, risk factors, and patient management was evaluated on Annual decline of CHD mortality in the 1970s. CHD mortality in Finland declined in the 1970s by 1.8% annually for men and 3.4% for women aged 35-64, paralleled by favorable changes in lifestyle, risk factors, and patient management.
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