Why the study?
What is the population-attributable fraction of fatal cardiovascular disease due to hypertension in the Asia-Pacific region?
Population
600,000 adult participants in the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration from 15 countries in the…
Comparison
Hypertension (exposure) vs Absence of hypertension
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Hypertension contributes substantially to fatal CVD in Asia-Pacific; extends global PAF estimates but leaves practice implications open.
What is the population-attributable fraction of fatal cardiovascular disease due to hypertension in the Asia-Pacific region?
Up to 66% of some cardiovascular disease subtypes in the Asia-Pacific region can be attributed to hypertension, highlighting the critical need for blood pressure-lowering strategies.
Martiniuk et al. (2006) studied this question.
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