Major cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America: a comparison with the United States. The Latin American consortium of studies in obesity (LASO)

JJ Miranda, VM Herrera, JA Chirinos, LF Gómez… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
risk factors using data from population-based studies from eight LAC countries. We also
compare the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors … the countries from Latin American and the …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary heart disease and risk factors in Latin America

F Lanas, P Serón, A Lanas - Global heart, 2013 - Elsevier
… evidence about the major risk factors underlying ischemic heart disease in Latin America. …
, and controllable risk factors are responsible for most AMI in Latin America. Regional …

Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in Latin America: the INTERHEART Latin American study

F Lanas, A Avezum, LE Bautista, R Diaz, M Luna… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
… of cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America is limited. … these factors are modifiable, the
INTERHEART Latin America Study … coordinators and investigators in Latin America, is available …

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America: a review of the published evidence 2010-2015

J Pereira-Rodríguez, D Peñaranda-Florez… - Revista mexicana de …, 2015 - medigraphic.com
… This search yielded 3,645 results related items CFR in Latin America, of which 2,060 items
were excluded in a first filter due to insufficient sample or due to the reviewed risk factors did …

Epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean: current situation and challenges

SM Barreto, JJ Miranda, JP Figueroa… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… indicators of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and by an overview of its
current health picture, based on selected indicators of morbidity, mortality and risk factors. It …

Hypertension in seven Latin American cities: the cardiovascular risk factor multiple evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study

R Hernandez-Hernandez, H Silva… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… support public health efforts in Latin America have been lacking; … Risk Factor Multiple
Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) … cardiovascular risk factors in seven major Latin American

Risk factors for pre‐eclampsia in a large cohort of Latin American and Caribbean women

A Conde‐Agudelo, JM Belizán - BJOG: An International Journal …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… , whereas the biggest Latin American country, Brazil, contributed < 1% of data. Thus, our
results may not be generalised to the whole of Latin American and Caribbean population. …

Risk factors for atopy among school children in a rural area of Latin America

PJ Cooper, ME Chico, LC Rodrigues… - Clinical & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… We have investigated the potential risk factors associated with atopy in a group of school-age
children living in rural communities in a tropical region of Latin America. The findings …

Risk factors for gastric cancer in Latin America: a meta-analysis

P Bonequi, F Meneses-González, P Correa… - Cancer Causes & …, 2013 - Springer
Risk factor associations for gastric cancer in Latin America are based on case–control
comparisons that have uncertain reliability, particularly with regard to diet; the specific factors

Trends and heterogeneity of cardiovascular disease and risk factors across Latin American and Caribbean countries

A Rivera-Andrade, MA Luna - Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2014 - Elsevier
Latin America. In this large case control study of people with a first myocardial infarction, central
obesity was the CVD risk factor with the highest attributable risk … the Latin American adult …