Trends in risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Netherlands

Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to present long-term national trends in established risk factors for CHD. Data were obtained from five data sources including several...

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Published in:BMC public health 2016-08, Vol.16 (1), p.835-835, Article 835
Main Authors: Koopman, C, Vaartjes, I, Blokstra, A, Verschuren, W M M, Visser, M, Deeg, D J H, Bots, M L, van Dis, I
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Language:eng
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Summary:Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to present long-term national trends in established risk factors for CHD. Data were obtained from five data sources including several large scale population based surveys, cohort studies and general practitioner registers between 1988 and 2012. We applied linear regression models to age-standardized time trends to test for statistical significant trends. Analyses were stratified by sex and age (younger
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458