Patient perspectives on priorities for research on conventional and sex- and gender-related cardiovascular risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, cardiovascular disease (CVD) research has focused on sex- and gender-related cardiovascular risk factors, in addition to conventional risk factors. This raises the question which factors are perceived by the target group (patients with CVD) as priorities for further research.

Methods

We carried out a survey to study priority setting for more research into conventional and sex- and gender-related risk factors according to 980 men and women with CVD or those at increased risk of CVD in the Netherlands. Data on conventional and sex- and gender-related risk factors were descriptively analysed, stratified by gender group.

Results

The most frequently prioritised conventional factors according to men were heritability, overweight and unhealthy diet, whil

SUBMITTER: Bolijn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7683649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature