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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

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GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators, ., Tehrani-Banihashemi, A., Moradi-Lakeh, M., El Bcheraoui, C., Charara, R., Khalil, I., … Mokdad, A. H. (2018). Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study. International Journal Of Public Health, 63, 137-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
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Abstract

Objectives: To report the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) during 1990–2015. Methods: We used the 2015 Global Burden of Disease study for estimates of mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of different CVD in 22 countries of EMR. Results: A total of 1.4 million CVD deaths (95% UI: 1.3–1.5) occurred in 2015 in the EMR, with the highest number of deaths in Pakistan (465,116) and the lowest number of deaths in Qatar (723). The age-standardized DALY rate per 100,000 decreased from 10,080 in 1990 to 8606 in 2015 (14.6% decrease). Afghanistan had the highest age-standardized DALY rate of CVD in both 1990 and 2015. Kuwait and Qatar had the lowest age-standardized DALY rates of CVD in 1990 and 2015, respectively. High blood pressure, high total cholesterol, and high body mass index were the leading risk factors for CVD. Conclusions: The age-standardized DALY rates in the EMR are considerably higher than the global average. These findings call for a comprehensive approach to prevent and control the burden of CVD in the region.

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Title
Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
Language
eng
Date
2018
Author
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators, .
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash    
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar          
El Bcheraoui, Charbel         
Charara, Raghid               
Khalil, Ibrahim               
Afshin, Ashkan                
Collison, Michael             
Daoud, Farah                  
Krohn, Kristopher J.          
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Extent
13
DOI
10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
Scopus_ID
2-s2.0-85026820323
WoS ID
WOS:000433519400014
Handle
http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:43079
URL
http://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
Subjects
cardiovascular system
coronary heart disease
stroke
Middle East
Publication Type
journal article
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2017. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Relation
International Journal of Public Health
ISSN
1661-8556
Start Page
137
End Page
149
Volume, Issue, Pages
Vol. 63, Issue Suppl. 1, pp. 137-149
Volume
63
Issue
Suppl. 1
Publisher
Springer
Place Published
Switzerland