Background: Temporal trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the impact of
socio-economic status on these risk factors remain unclear. Methods: Using data from the …

Objectives To determine ethnic-specific temporal trends in cardiovascular risk factors in
Ontario between 2001 and 2012. Design A population-based repeated cross-sectional …

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Canada
with wide, unexplained regional variations in heart disease mortality. However, no studies to …

Background: This study was designed to describe the distribution of risk factors for
cardiovascular disease by socioeconomic status in adult men and women across Canada …

BACKGROUND: This paper provides an update of the prevalence of important
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in subgroups of the Canadian population. To …

Background—The extent to which the relative contributions of traditional cardiovascular risk
factors to incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) may have changed over time remains …

Background Black persons have an excess burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
compared with white persons. This burden persists after adjustment for socioeconomic …

Background Differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk
factors have been noted across ethnic groups both within and between countries. The …

Background Improving cardiovascular health (CVH) of all Americans by 2020 is a strategic
goal of the American Heart Association. Understanding the sources of variation and …

Objectives. To examine trends in the prevalence and disparities of traditional cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk factors among the major race/ethnic groups in the USA: non-Hispanic …