October 1, 2001International Journal of Epidemiology
Estimating population-based incidence and prevalence of major coronary events
Population
Italian population (data from 1970 to 1997, projected to 2007)
Design
Other
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Implication
Declining Italian CHD incidence since the 1970s may guide prevention planning; leaves open validation of prevalence drivers in contemporary cohorts.
Structured PICO
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Population
Italian population (data from 1970 to 1997, projected to 2007)
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Intervention
Mathematical method using mortality and survival data (from Area Friuli-MONICA register)
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Outcome
Incidence and prevalence of major coronary events
A mathematical model using mortality and survival data successfully estimated that while coronary event incidence in Italy has decreased since the 1970s, prevalence increased until the 1980s before declining.
Cite This Study
Giampaoli et al. (2001) studied this question.