| Titre : | Worldwide endeavour for epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease - Rome, 6-7 September 1999. Trends in coronary risk factors in the WHO MONICA Project. (2001) |
| Auteurs : | Alun EVANS ; Robert BEAGLEHOLE, éd. ; Marco FERRARIO ; Hans-Werner HENSE ; Kari KUULASMAA ; Salvatore PANICO, éd. ; Susana SANS ; Rodolfo SARACCI, éd. ; Hanna TOLONEN ; Worldwide Endeavour for Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Symposium. (06/09/1999; Rome. ITA) |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 30, 2001) |
| Pagination : | S35-S40 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Cardiopathie coronaire ; Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Appareil circulatoire [pathologie] |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ER0x9F5A. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. d The World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA Project was established to determine how trends in event rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) and, optionally, stroke were related to trends in classic coronary risk factors. Risk factors were therefore monitored over ten years across 38 populations from 21 countries in four continents (overall period covered : 1979-1996). A standard protocol was applied across participating centres, in at least two, and usually three, independent surveys conducted on random samples of the study populations, well separated within the 10-year study period. Smoking rates decreased in most male populations (35-64 years) but in females the majority showed increases. Systolic blood pressure showed decreasing trends in the majority of centres in both sexes. Mean levels of cholesterol generally showed downward trends, which, although the changes were small, had large effects on risk. There was a trend of increasing body mass index (BMI) with half the female populations and two-thirds of the male populations showing a significant increase. s It is feasible to monitor the classic CHD risk factors in diverse populations through repeated surveys over a decade. In general, the risk factor trends are downwards in most populations but in particular, an increase in smoking in women in many populations and increasing BMI, especially in men, are worrying findings with significant public health implications. |
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