Distribution of 10-year cardiovascular disease risk levels in Mongolia: results from nation-wide health screening program.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Mongolian government recently initiated the first nationwide health screening program to assess the health status of the entire population using age-group specific health risk assessments related to the major noncommunicable diseases and behavioral risk factors. Based on data collected from nationwide health screening program, we estimated the distribution of 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in the general population by using the risk prediction model recently published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Methods

A representative sample of 35,769 adults aged between 40 and 80 years old participated in nationwide health screening program, which covered all 21 Mongolian provinces and 9 districts in the capital city Ulaanbaatar. Data used in the p

SUBMITTER: Dangaa B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12187829 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature