title: Risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Japanese--comparison of the background of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the ASPAC study with data obtained from the general population. Asia-Pacific Collaboration on CHD Risk Factor Intervention study.
abstract: The relative importance of metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Japanese is assessed by comparing their prevalence in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) enrolled in the Asia-Pacific Collaboration on CHD Risk Factor Intervention (ASPAC) study to that obtained by a serum lipid survey carried out in 1990 and also by comparing them to the ASPAC data from other countries and regions in this area. Hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor among Japanese patients with ACS as in the other countries and regions. The prevalence of obesity with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more was several times higher than that in the general population, although the rate was still much lower than in New Zealand and Singapore. In addition to hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus were frequently found in Japanese patients with ACS. When the prevalence of metabolic risk factors was compared between people with and without hypertension in the general population, the most remarkable difference was seen in BMI, followed by triglyceride and total cholesterol. These results indicate that hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus may be more important CHD risk factors in the Japanese population than LDL-cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: National Cardiovascular Center Research institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richie
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Saichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: Masakiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobuyoshi
authors.forename: Masunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Chee-Eng
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keech
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horibe
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tenba
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking