<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present review is designed to provide insight into population-based investigations of cardiovascular risk factors in Latvia. Most of them represent urban, rural and mixed populations. The results are age-standardised using the European Standard Population. All of the studies confirm a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors with wide differences across the studies. The differences are not consistent or regular and some of the underlying reasons are discussed. Analysis of the previous studies justifies the need for a nationwide cross-sectional epidemiological study, which in a small country can be carried out in compliance with all the requirements for a population-based epidemiological study.</p></abstract>

The present review is designed to provide insight into population-based investigations of cardiovascular risk factors in Latvia. Most of them represent urban, rural and mixed populations. The results are age-standardised using the European Standard Population. All of the studies confirm a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors with wide differences across the studies. The differences are not consistent or regular and some of the underlying reasons are discussed. Analysis of the previous studies justifies the need for a nationwide cross-sectional epidemiological study, which in a small country can be carried out in compliance with all the requirements for a population-based epidemiological study.

Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?

Institute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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The present review is designed to provide insight into population-based investigations of cardiovascular risk factors in Latvia. Most of them represent urban,...

Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 299 - 307

Received: Jun 04, 2020

Accepted: Sep 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0046

Keywords
cardiovascular risk factors, primary prevention, population based epidemiological surveys

© 2020 Pēteris Apinis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Thirty Years of Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latvia: Why are they Needed?

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 299 - 307

Received: Jun 04, 2020

Accepted: Sep 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0046

Keywordscardiovascular risk factors, primary prevention, population based epidemiological surveys

© 2020 Pēteris Apinis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cardiovascular risk factors, primary prevention, population based epidemiological surveys