Table 4.
Top 20 keywords related to CVD research in the Middle East.
| Rank | Keyword | Occurrence | Total link strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humans | 1010 | 11,063 |
| 2 | Female | 790 | 9684 |
| 3 | Male | 784 | 9545 |
| 4 | Middle aged | 595 | 7682 |
| 5 | Adult | 504 | 6348 |
| 6 | Risk factors | 374 | 4953 |
| 7 | Aged | 357 | 4911 |
| 8 | Egypt | 270 | 2904 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 226 | 2356 |
| 10 | Cross-sectional studies | 217 | 2750 |
| 11 | Retrospective studies | 203 | 2497 |
| 12 | Prevalence | 192 | 2512 |
| 13 | Cardiovascular diseases | 190 | 2107 |
| 14 | Treatment outcome | 164 | 2092 |
| 15 | Hypertension | 154 | 1727 |
| 16 | Young adult | 152 | 2054 |
| 17 | Adolescent | 149 | 1911 |
| 18 | Prospective studies | 149 | 1951 |
| 19 | Heart failure | 117 | 1246 |
| 20 | Child | 109 | 1219 |