Table 3.
Main analysis: percent of predicted incident CHD and total stroke attributable to selected risk factors in Argentina and the United States, 2005–2015. All estimates were based on relative risks (± 95% confidence interval) estimated from the Framingham Heart Study.
| Risk Factor and exposure level | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | United States | Argentina | United States | |
| Coronary Heart Disease | ||||
| SBP > 115 mm Hg | 28.8 (23.9—33.2) | 21.2 (17.3—24.9) | 27.3 (25.1—35.2) | 29.5 (27.6—37.8) |
| Current active Smoking | 3.7 ( 2.0— 5.3) | 3.2 ( 1.7— 4.7) | 2.8 ( 1.7— 3.4) | 3.3 ( 2.3— 4.1) |
| Passive Smoking | 1.7 ( 1.0— 2.3) | 2.4 ( 1.5— 3.3) | 4.0 ( 1.6— 4.0) | 2.3 ( 1.6— 3.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus* | 12.9 (12.0—13.6) | 15.0 (14.0—15.8) | 13.8 (12.7—14.8) | 16.7 (15.6—17.7) |
| LDL > 78 mg/dl (2.00 mmol/l) | 27.9 (23.4—31.9) | 28.6 (24.5—32.4) | 24.9 (24.8—29.5) | 26.9 (27.0—31.4) |
| HDL <60 mg/dl (1.03 mmol/l) | 11.4 ( 6.4—17.0) | 15.6 ( 9.9—21.8) | 4.7 ( 2.3— 7.4) | 4.3 ( 6.6— 2.5) |
| Not explained by these risk factor levels | 14.0 | 14.2 | 22.2 | 16.6 |
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| Total stroke | ||||
| SBP > 115 mm Hg | 41.8 (37.5—47.3) | 36.0 (31.1—40.6) | 34.4 (29.4—40.9) | 38.0 (32.1—43.2) |
| Current active Smoking | 10.9 ( 8.0—13.7) | 9.5 ( 6.8—12.1) | 4.6 ( 0.4— 6.1) | 5.4 ( 3.9— 6.9) |
| Passive Smoking | 0.6 ( 0.3— 0.4) | 0.6 ( 0.5— 0.6) | 0.6 ( 0.4— 0.6) | 0.5 ( 0.4— 0.6) |
| Diabetes mellitus* | 4.7 ( 0.0—10.3) | 5.0 ( 0.0—10.9) | 8.4 ( 3.7—14.2) | 10.6 ( 4.7—17.1) |
| Not explained by these risk factor levels | 42.4 | 48.7 | 52.0 | 46.0 |
*
Diabetes defined as self-report of physician diagnosis of diabetes, fasting glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) or taking diabetes medications.