Key result
Baseline surveys across 26 countries reveal wide variability in cardiovascular risk factor prevalence.
Why the study?
The WHO MONICA Project was designed to measure trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity and to assess their relation to changes in known risk factors across multiple populations.
Population
Populations from 39 collaborative centres in 26 countries
Design
Cross-sectional baseline population surveys using standardized methods
Authors
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Highlights heterogeneity requiring localized prevention; leaves open causal factors behind international variability.
Cross-Sectional
Yes
Baseline data from the WHO MONICA project demonstrates wide international variability in cardiovascular risk factors, highlighting that populations with low risk factor burdens are uncommon.
Keil et al. (1989) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors. Cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol) was evaluated on Prevalence and levels of cardiovascular risk factors. Baseline surveys across 39 centres in 26 countries revealed large variability in cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking (34-62% in men, 3-52% in women) and hypertension (8.4-45.3% in men).
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