Global Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparison of 158 Countries

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GRASGRUBER Pavel CACEK Jan HRAZDÍRA Eduard HŘEBÍČKOVÁ Sylva SEBERA Martin

Rok publikování 2018
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Nutrients
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Fakulta sportovních studií

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www https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/4/411
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10040411
Klíčová slova cardiovascular diseases; ecological study; nutrition; risk factors
Popis The aim of this study was a large-scale ecological analysis of nutritional and other environmental factors potentially associated with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in the global context. Indicators of CVDs from 158 countries were compared with the statistics of mean intake (supply) of 60 food items between 1993 and 2011, obesity rates, health expenditure and life expectancy. This comparison shows that the relationship between CVD indicators (raised blood pressure, CVD mortality, raised blood glucose) and independent variables in the global context is influenced by various factors, such as short life expectancy, religiously conditioned dietary customs, the imprecision of some statistics and undernutrition. However, regardless of the statistical method used, the results always show very similar trends and identify high carbohydrate consumption (mainly in the form of cereals and wheat, in particular) as the dietary factor most consistently associated with the risk of CVDs. These findings are in line with the changing view of the causes of CVDs. Because only the statistics of raised blood glucose include people using medications and reflect true prevalence that is independent of healthcare, more objective data on the prevalence of CVDs are needed to confirm these observed trends.

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