Why the study?
Do population-level cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol) correlate with mortality rates across different populations?
Do population-level cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol) correlate with mortality rates across different populations?
Accepted cardiovascular mortality risk factors measured cross-sectionally at the population level do not adequately reflect the variation in mortality between populations.
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Cross-sectional risk factor data inadequately explain mortality variation; leaves open unmeasured determinants in population comparisons.
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