Quantifying the contribution of established risk factors to cardiovascular mortality differences between Russia and Norway.

ABSTRACT: Surprisingly few attempts have been made to quantify the simultaneous contribution of well-established risk factors to CVD mortality differences between countries. We aimed to develop and critically appraise an approach to doing so, applying it to the substantial CVD mortality gap between Russia and Norway using survey data in three cities and mortality risks from the Emerging Risk Factor Collaboration. We estimated the absolute and relative differences in CVD mortality at ages 40-69 years between countries attributable to the risk factors, under the counterfactual that the age- and sex-specific risk factor profile in Russia was as in Norway, and vice-versa. Under the counterfactual that Russia had the Norwegian risk factor profile, the absolute age-standardized CVD mortality gap would dec

SUBMITTER: Trias-Llimos S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695740 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature