Reinikainen, J.* ; Kuulasmaa, K.* ; Oskarsson, V.* ; Amouyel, P.* ; Biasch, K.* ; Brenner, H.* ; De Ponti, R.* ; Donfrancesco, C.* ; Drygas, W.* ; Ferrieres, J.* ; Grassi, G.* ; Grimsgaard, S.* ; Iacoviello, L.* ; Jousilahti, P.* ; Kårhus, L.L.* ; Kee, F.* ; Linneberg, A.* ; Luksiene, D.* ; Mariño, J.* ; Moitry, M.* ; Palmieri, L.* ; Peters, A. ; Piwonska, A.* ; Quarti-Trevano, F.* ; Salomaa, V.* ; Sans, S.* ; Schmidt, C.O.* ; Schöttker, B.* ; Söderberg, S.* ; Tamosiunas, A.* ; Thorand, B. ; Tunstall-Pedoe, H.* ; Vanuzzo, D.* ; Veronesi, G.* ; Woodward, M.* ; Lekadir, K.* ; Niiranen, T.*
Regional and temporal differences in the associations between cardiovascular disease and its classic risk factors: An analysis of 49 cohorts from 11 European countries.
Eur. J. Prev. Cardiol. 31, 569–577 (2024)
AIMS: The regional and temporal differences in the associations between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its classic risk factors are unknown. The current study examined these associations in different European regions over a 30-year period. METHODS: The study sample comprised 553818 individuals from 49 cohorts in 11 European countries (baseline: 1982-2012) who were followed up for a maximum of 10 years. Risk factors (sex, smoking, diabetes, non-HDL [high-density lipoprotein] cholesterol, systolic blood pressure [BP], and body mass index [BMI]) and CVD events (coronary heart disease or stroke) were harmonized across cohorts. Risk factor-outcome associations were analysed using multivariable-adjusted Cox regression models, and differences in associations were assessed using meta-regression. RESULTS: The differences in the risk factor-CVD associations between central Europe, northern Europe, southern Europe, and the United Kingdom were generally small. Men had a slightly higher hazard ratio (HR) in southern Europe (p = 0.043 for overall difference) and those with diabetes had a slightly lower HR in central Europe (p = 0.022 for overall difference) compared with the other regions. Of the six CVD risk factors, minor HR decreases per decade were observed for non-HDL cholesterol (7% per mmol/L; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3-10%) and systolic BP (4% per 20 mmHg; 95% CI, 1-8%), while a minor HR increase per decade was observed for BMI (7% per 10 kg/m2; 95% CI, 1-13%). CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate that all classic CVD risk factors are still relevant in Europe, irrespective of regional area. Preventive strategies should focus on risk factors with the greatest population attributable risk.
Impact Factor
Scopus SNIP
Web of Science
Times Cited
Scopus
Cited By
Altmetric
Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Typ der Hochschulschrift
Herausgeber
Schlagwörter
Cardiovascular Disease ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Europe ; Risk Factor ; Stroke; Sarcopenic-obesity; Mortality; Decline; Update; Health
Keywords plus
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2024
Prepublished im Jahr
2023
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2023
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2047-4873
e-ISSN
2047-4881
ISBN
Bandtitel
Konferenztitel
Konferzenzdatum
Konferenzort
Konferenzband
Quellenangaben
Band: 31,
Heft: ,
Seiten: 569–577
Artikelnummer: ,
Supplement: ,
Reihe
Verlag
Sage
Verlagsort
Great Clarendon St, Oxford Ox2 6dp, England
Tag d. mündl. Prüfung
0000-00-00
Betreuer
Gutachter
Prüfer
Topic
Hochschule
Hochschulort
Fakultät
Veröffentlichungsdatum
0000-00-00
Anmeldedatum
0000-00-00
Anmelder/Inhaber
weitere Inhaber
Anmeldeland
Priorität
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e)
G-504090-001
G-504000-010
G-504000-002
Förderungen
European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Copyright
Erfassungsdatum
2023-11-28