Is the long-term decline in cardiovascular-disease mortality in high-income countries over? Evidence from national vital statistics
Is the long-term decline in cardiovascular-disease mortality in high-income countries over? Evidence from national vital statistics
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DOI:
10.1093/ije/dyz143
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发表时间:
2019-12-01
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Adair, Tim
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作者:
Lopez, Alan D.;Adair, Tim
Background: The substantial decline in cardiovascular-disease (CVD) mortality in high-income countries has underpinned their increasing longevity over the past half-century. However, recent evidence suggests this long-term decline may have stagnated, and even reversed in younger populations. We assess recent CVD-mortality trends in high-income populations and discuss the findings in relation to trends in risk factors.Methods: We used vital statistics since 2000 for 23 high-income countries published in the World Health Organization Mortality Database. Age-standardized CVD death rates by sex for all ages, and at ages 35-74 years, were calculated and smoothed using LOWESS regression. Findings were contrasted with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study.Results: The rate of decline in CVD mortality has slowed considerably in most countries in recent years for both males and females, particularly at ages 35-74 years. Based on the latest year of data, the decline in the CVD-mortality rate at ages 35-74 years was