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Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?
Andrejs ĒRglisVilnis DzērveAnda ČAkšaPēteris ApinisIveta Bajāresubject
cardiovascular risk factorsmedicine.medical_specialtyMultidisciplinaryGeneral interestScienceprimary preventionQ030204 cardiovascular system & hematology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEnvironmental healthpopulation based epidemiological surveysEpidemiologyDisease riskmedicine030212 general & internal medicinedescription
Abstract The present review is designed to provide insight into population-based investigations of cardiovascular risk factors in Latvia. Most of them represent urban, rural and mixed populations. The results are age-standardised using the European Standard Population. All of the studies confirm a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors with wide differences across the studies. The differences are not consistent or regular and some of the underlying reasons are discussed. Analysis of the previous studies justifies the need for a nationwide cross-sectional epidemiological study, which in a small country can be carried out in compliance with all the requirements for a population-based epidemiological study.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. |