The relation between blood pressure and mortality due to coronary heart disease among men in different parts of the world

Article Abstract:

High blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease regardless of what nationality or ethnic group people belong to. Researchers studied the relationship between blood pressure and death from cardiovascular disease in six different geographical regions: the US, Northern Europe, Mediterranean southern Europe, inland southern Europe, Serbia, and Japan. Although the absolute death rates from cardiovascular disease were lowest in Japan and highest in the US and Northern Europe, in every region, people with high blood pressure had higher mortality rates from cardiovascular disease than people with normal blood pressure.

Statistical Data Included, Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases, International aspects

---

Mediterranean diet, lifestyle factors, and 10-year mortality in elderly European men and women: the HALE project

Article Abstract:

Research shows that a Mediterranean diet and generally healthful lifestyle contribute to a greater than 50% reduction in both cause-specific and all-causes mortality. Data are drawn from the Healthy Ageing: a Longitudinal study in Europe (HALE) findings involving men and women between 70 and 90 years of age in 11 European countries.

Europe, Aging, Aged, Elderly, Behavior, Demographic aspects, Food and nutrition, Food habits, Health behavior, Aging (Biology), Health behaviour, Mediterranean diet

---

Serum total cholesterol and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in different cultures: twenty-five-year follow-up of the seven countries study

Article Abstract:

Diet and genetics appear to be stronger factors than total serum cholesterol levels in preventing death from coronary heart disease (CHD). Researchers conducting a 25-year study of 12,467 men aged 40 to 59 years from Europe, Japan and the United States found wide differences in CHD mortality rates between cultures at specific cholesterol levels. For example, at a cholesterol level of 210 mg/dL, mortality rates for CHD were 12% in the United States and 15% in Northern Europe, compared to 4% to 5% in Japan and Mediterranean Europe. A diet difference between these groups is the amount of saturated fatty acids consumed, which is considerably higher in US and northern European diets. The Mediterranean and Japanese diets, which focus on vegetables, fish and fruit, appear to be beneficial because of greater antioxidant and flavonoid intake. Genetic differences in fat metabolism and lipoprotein factors other than total cholesterol also may be linked to the lower death rates.

Measurement, Coronary heart disease, Diet, Blood cholesterol

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Self-reported breast implants and connective-tissue diseases in female health professionals: a retrospective cohort study
• Abstracts: Opening of specialty cardiac hospitals and use of coronary revascularization in Medicare beneficiaries
• Abstracts: Cost-effectiveness and contraceptive effectiveness of the transdermal contraceptive patch. Current perspectives on oral contraceptive use
• Abstracts: Antiretroviral treatment simplification witih nevirapine in protease-inhibitor-experienced patients with HIV-associated lipodystrophy: 1-year prospective follow-up of a multicenter, randomized, controlled study
• Abstracts: Resistance to diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and gallstone formation in ACAT2-deficient mice. Turning WAT intp BAT gets rid of fat

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.