Background There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of risk factors and their
associations with incident cardiovascular disease in women compared with men, especially …

Background Some studies, mainly from high-income countries (HICs), report that women
receive less care (investigations and treatments) for cardiovascular disease than do men …

Background Global estimates of the effect of common modifiable risk factors on
cardiovascular disease and mortality are largely based on data from separate studies, using …

Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for
cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear …

Most epidemiological and intervention studies in patients with coronary artery disease have
focused on men, the assumption being that such data can be extrapolated to women …

In this article we describe global cardiovascular risk factor trends in women, both
physiological and behavioral, in order to improve the understanding of cardiovascular health …

Background Five modifiable risk factors are associated with cardiovascular disease and
death from any cause. Studies using individual-level data to evaluate the regional and sex …

Background Although most cardiovascular disease occurs in low-income and middle-
income countries, little is known about the use of effective secondary prevention medications …

Background Cardiovascular risk factor research has recently broadened its focus based on
new data indicating the benefits of low risk, ie favorable levels of all major risk factors. The …

Background Cardiovascular disease rates vary greatly between ethnic groups in Canada.
To establish whether this variation can be explained by differences in disease risk factors …