Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States

Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States

BackgroundThe reasons for China's high stroke prevalence are not well understood. The cardiovascular risk factor profiles of China and the United States have not been directly compared in nationally representative population samples. Methods and ResultsUsing data from the CHARLS (China Health a...

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Main Authors: Yuan Lu, Pei Wang, Tianna Zhou, Jiapeng Lu, Erica S. Spatz, Khurram Nasir, Lixin Jiang, Harlan M. Krumholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular diseases prevention
cardiovascular diseases risk factors
global disparities
international comparison
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007462

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