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KMID : 0368120210510080643
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Korean Circulation Journal
2021 Volume.51 No. 8 p.643 ~ p.655
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Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Korea and Japan
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Arafa Ahmed
Lee Hyeok-Hee
Eshak Ehab S.
Shirai Kokoro
Liu Keyang
Li Jiaqi
Anni Naharin Sultana
Shim Sun-Young
Kim Hyeon-Chang
Iso Hiroyasu
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Abstract
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major contributor to disability worldwide. Since the majority of cardiovascular events are preventable, identification of modifiable CVD risk factors and implementation of primordial prevention strategies should be a public health priority. In this aspect, the American Heart Association declared a strategic goal to reduce total CVD mortality in the US by 20% within 10 years via eliminating 7 major CVD risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and poor-quality diet) in 2010, and their strategy has been achieving. However, the applicability of similar metrics to prevent CVD among East Asians requires an in-depth investigation of the modifiable CVD risk factors based on national and regional evidence-based findings. Herein, this review article aims to discuss several modifiable risk factors for CVDs, using epidemiological evidence from cohort studies and nationally representative data of 2 East Asian countries: Korea and Japan.
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KEYWORD
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Risk factor, Modification, Prevention, Cardiovascular disease, Korea, Japan
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