Modelling the effect of compliance with WHO salt recommendations on cardiovascular disease mortality and costs in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the main cause of death among non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Brazil, and they have a high economic impact on health systems. Most populations around the world, including Brazilians, consume excessive sodium, which increases blood pressure and the risk of CVDs.

Objective

To model the estimated deaths and costs associated with CVDs, which are mediated by increased blood pressure attributable to excessive sodium consumption in adults from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system in 2017.

Methods

We employed two macrosimulation methods, using top-down approaches and based on the same relative risks. The models estimated the mortality and costs-of-illness attributable to excessive sodium intake and med

SUBMITTER: Nilson EAF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347203 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature