Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?

Pēteris Apinis; Vilnis Dzērve; Anda Čakša; Iveta Bajāre; Andrejs Ērglis

doi:10.2478/prolas-2020-0046

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Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

Volume 74 (2020): Issue 5 (October 2020)

By: Pēteris Apinis, Vilnis Dzērve, Anda Čakša, Iveta Bajāre and Andrejs Ērglis

Open Access

|Dec 2020

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.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0046 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X

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Language: English

Page range: 299 - 307

Submitted on: Jun 4, 2020

Accepted on: Sep 30, 2020

Published on: Dec 8, 2020

Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences

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Keywords:

cardiovascular risk factors,

primary prevention,

population based epidemiological surveys

Related subjects:

General interest,

Mathematics,

General mathematics

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