Classical rather than genetic risk factors account for high cardiovascular disease prevalence in Lithuania: A cross-sectional population study
N Burokienė, I Domarkienė, L Ambrozaitytė… - Advances in medical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality accounts for 54% of all deaths in Lithuania,
making it the highest among all of the European Union countries. We evaluated the
prevalence of several CVD risk factors, including lifestyle, blood biochemistry and genetic
predisposition to determine the reasons behind significantly increased CVD prevalence in
Lithuania. Materials and methods In total 435 volunteers of Lithuanian ethnicity and stable
geographic settlement for 3 generations, had their anthropometric, biochemical and …
making it the highest among all of the European Union countries. We evaluated the
prevalence of several CVD risk factors, including lifestyle, blood biochemistry and genetic
predisposition to determine the reasons behind significantly increased CVD prevalence in
Lithuania. Materials and methods In total 435 volunteers of Lithuanian ethnicity and stable
geographic settlement for 3 generations, had their anthropometric, biochemical and …
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