A study involving 1.5 million people has proven that five classic risk factors — overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes mellitus — are linked to more than half of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Preventable risk factors“Our study clearly shows that over half of all heart attacks and strokes are avoidable by checking and treating the classic risk factors. All five risk factors combined (overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes mellitus) accounted for 57.2% of women’s cardiovascular risk and 52.6% of men’s. “In principle, the five classic risk factors that we examined are modifiable, and thus responsive to preventive measures. Latin America had the highest rates for overweight and Europe had the highest values for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 27, 2023 23:56 UTC