… Citation29,Citation34 – Citation37 Although it was not possible to apply these definitions to
Sobral’s study Citation32 because information on seniority of participating students was not …

Background Although more than 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease occurs
in low-income and middle-income countries, knowledge of the importance of risk factors is …

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the most predictive
measure for different ethnic populations is not clear. We aimed to assess whether markers of …

Background Psychosocial factors have been reported to be independently associated with
coronary heart disease. However, previous studies have been in mainly North American or …

Despite ongoing advances in percutaneous revasculariza-tion, coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) continues to be performed in a large number of patients, with 400 000 operations …

Background Tobacco use is one of the major avoidable causes of cardiovascular diseases.
We aimed to assess the risks associated with tobacco use (both smoking and non-smoking) …

Background Whether lipoproteins are better markers than lipids and lipoproteins for
coronary heart disease is widely debated. Our aim was to compare the apolipoproteins and …

… assessed with frequency tables and Pearson’s 2 tests for two independent proportions. … S
Ôunpuu coordinated the worldwide study and reviewed and commented on drafts. S Hawken …

Background Colorectal cancer is a major global public health problem, with approximately
950 000 patients newly diagnosed each year. We report the first comprehensive field …

Background— Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in low-income countries. However, the
impact of modifiable CVD risk factors on myocardial infarction (MI) has not been studied in …