GRASGRUBER, Pavel, Jan CACEK, Eduard HRAZDÍRA, Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ and Martin SEBERA. Global Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparison of 158 Countries. Nutrients. Basel, Schwitzerland: MDPI AG, 2018, vol. 10, No 4, p. 1-39. ISSN 2072-6643. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10040411.
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Original name Global Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparison of 158 Countries
Authors GRASGRUBER, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jan CACEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Eduard HRAZDÍRA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martin SEBERA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Nutrients, Basel, Schwitzerland, MDPI AG, 2018, 2072-6643.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30308 Nutrition, Dietetics
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.171
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14510/18:00103974
Organization unit Faculty of Sports Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10040411
UT WoS 000435182900027
Keywords in English cardiovascular diseases; ecological study; nutrition; risk factors
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Abstract
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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