Key result
Five major modifiable risk factors were analyzed to derive age- and sex-specific estimates of cardiovascular disease burden across 10 Asian countries in the Western Pacific Region.
Population
Populations of 10 of the most populous Asian countries in the Western Pacific Region
Design
Review
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May inform targeted prevention policies in Western Pacific Asia; leaves open need for causal and interventional validation.
Provides age- and sex-specific estimates of cardiovascular disease burden attributable to major modifiable risk factors in the Western Pacific Region to guide health policy and resource allocation.
Huxley et al. (2015) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. 5 major modifiable risk factors (blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, total cholesterol, excess body weight) was evaluated on Age- and sex-specific burden of vascular disease. Five major modifiable risk factors were analyzed to derive age- and sex-specific estimates of cardiovascular disease burden across 10 Asian countries in the Western Pacific Region.
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