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March 9, 2020Eastern Mediterranean Health JournalOpen Access

Predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the body mass index paradox

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Why the study?

Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk is essential for disease prevention in every region, prompting investigation of the 10-year risk and its determinants in Shahroud, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Population

4737 people aged 45-69 years in Shahroud, Islamic Republic of Iran

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study

Authors

MEMohammad Hassan EmamianHHHassan HashemiAFAkbar Fotouhi

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Overview

Regional CVD risk estimates in Iranian adults; leaves open whether Framingham scoring requires local recalibration before wider use.

Structured PICO

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Population
4,737 adults aged 45-69 years in Shahroud, Islamic Republic of Iran, mean age 55.9 years, 41% male.
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Outcome
10-year risk of cardiovascular disease calculated using the Framingham risk scoring methodsurrogate

A high proportion of adults in Shahroud, Iran, particularly men, have a high predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for targeted preventive interventions.

Cite This Study

Emamian et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a712bf331a3df82432962f6https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.012
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