Abstract

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEART DISEASE AS A GLOBAL THREAT

Irshad Ahmed Shakeel Ahmed*, Arshiya Begum Hafeez Khan

Abstract

A group of researchers from several countries collaborated on a study examining the epidemiology of coronary heart disease in middle-aged men. Over 12,000 participants aged 40 to 59 from Finland, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the United States, and Yugoslavia were examined and then re-examined five years later.[1] The findings of the study revealed that the incidence of coronary heart disease varied across different countries, with the United States, Finland, and the Netherlands experiencing higher rates compared to other countries. Interestingly, there were no significant differences in the incidence of the disorder between regions within countries, except for rural Finland, where the east had significantly higher rates than the west. The researchers discovered that factors such as smoking, body fatness, and relative body weight did not seem to explain the population differences in the incidence of the disorder. However, there was some evidence to suggest that the incidence of coronary heart disease was linked to the prevalence of hypertension, serum cholesterol values, and saturated fatty acids in the diet. Surprisingly, there was no clear association between habitual physical activity and the incidence of coronary heart disease. Furthermore, the study did not find any indication that the incidence of the disorder was inversely related to the incidence of any other disease.[2]

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