Why the study?
Are there sex disparities in the risk and risk factors for ischemic heart disease in the Asia-Pacific region?
Population
600,445 individuals from 44 studies in the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
Comparison
Male sex and modifiable risk factors vs Female sex
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
median 6.7 years
Authors
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Men face nearly twofold higher IHD risk than women across Asia-Pacific; extends sex-disparity evidence to the region and supports targeted prevention.
Are there sex disparities in the risk and risk factors for ischemic heart disease in the Asia-Pacific region?
Men in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly higher risk of IHD compared to women, largely driven by a more hazardous risk factor profile rather than differences in how risk factors affect disease.
Peters et al. (2013) studied this question.
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