Impact of salt intake reduction on CVD mortality in Costa Rica: A scenario modelling study.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the leading cause of death in Costa Rica and high blood pressure was associated with a mortality rate of 29% in 2018. The average household sodium intake in the country is also two times higher than the World Health Organization recommendation. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of reducing salt intake on CVD mortality in Costa Rica using a scenario simulation model. The Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl (PRIME) was used to estimate the number of deaths that would be averted or delayed in the Costa Rican population by following the national and the international guidelines to reduce salt consumption, according to two scenarios: A) 46% reduction and B) 15% reduction, both at an energy intake of 2171 kcal. The scenarios estimated th

SUBMITTER: Vega-Solano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802917 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature