Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries

Abstract

BSERVATIONAL DATA INDIcate that following an acute coronary syndrome, those who adhere to a healthier lifestyle have a lower risk of recurrent events. [1][2][3] Smoking cessation is associ-ated with a lower risk of death and myocardial infarction, high-quality diets 1,4 and regular exercise are associated with lower risk of death or recurrent cardiovascular disease events after a myocardial infarction. [1][2][3] Thus, avoidance of smoking or its cessation, improving diet quality, and increasing physical ac-tivity level are recommended for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Association of Wealth and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Diseases Thank You. Dr. Wilson

“…Millions of deaths occur every year due to a lack of health education and poor health public policies because people and populations living with scant resources, have no opportunity for health education due to poor public health services [16][17][18]. These findings further confirm the old hypothesis that emergence of NCDs may have a sequence during transition from under-nutrition and poverty to affluence; (Fig.…”

“…In brief, this sequence of development of CVDs may be altered by learning and regular practise of methods of prevention by alteration in public health policies related to affordable community gymnasiums and yoga centres, no tax health food industry in a 'no tobacco world'. The aim and efforts should be made for achieving total health including social, mental and spiritual health, apart from the physical health [15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

“…However, in developed countries the risk is reversed, causing higher prevalence of deaths due to NCDs among lower social classes compared to higher social classes, due to learning and buying of health behaviour [15]. In a more recent study among 7519 subjects with self-reported CAD or stroke event from countries with varying income levels, the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviours was low, with even lower levels in poorer countries [16]. However, this study did not report on attributes of social class; education, housing, occupation, consumer durables and household income which appear to be important determinants of health behaviours [17][18][19][20].…”

Self-reported use of evidence-based medicine and smoking cessation 6 - 9 months after acute coronary syndrome: A single-centre perspective

“…Evidence from the PURE study shows a clear link between smoking cessation after a coronary heart disease or stroke event and country income category, with cessation rates highest in upper-income countries, and decreasing with declining income category of the country. [13] The smoking cessation rate in upper middle-income countries such as SA was found to be 54.6%, [13] which is still higher than the 31% rate in our group. We did not ask patients whether they had tried to stop smoking, or indeed whether they wanted to try to stop, so the rate of failed attempts at smoking cessation is unknown.…”

Prevalencia de síndrome metabólico en individuos de etnia Mapuche residentes en zonas rurales y urbanas de Chile

“…universidad de chile. 10 1,2 , tanto en países desarrollados como en aquellos en vías de desarrollo 3 . Este incremento podría ser explicado principalmente por el aumento en los niveles de obesidad 4 y sedentarismo 5 .…”