title: Unique and Varied Contributions of Traditional CVD Risk Factors: A Systematic Literature Review of CAD Risk Factors in China.
abstract: This study is the first systematic review of risk factors for stroke in China and supports the importance of current public health initiatives to manage the risk factors appropriately to reduce risk of stroke in high risk patients. Additionally, this study has been co-authored by prominent Chinese and US physicians and researchers with expertise in cardiovascular disease, neurologic disorders, epidemiology, and real world data. While there have been several systematic reviews of real world associations of risk factors for coronary artery disease, none focus specifically on the population of China, where there is growing evidence that such risk factors are poorly treated or uncontrolled, especially in rural areas.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  To better understand the impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in China, a systematic review of all Chinese observational studies published in either English or Chinese in MEDLINE and EMBASE over the last 5 years was performed and the association between any of 5 traditional risk factors (ie, hypertension, diabetes, elevated lipid levels, obesity, and smoking) and the risk of CAD was studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study found a consistent relationship between lipid levels and CAD. Higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol values were associated with greater risk of CAD, with an odds ratio as high as 3.31. Other factors found to be significant contributors to the risk of CAD included hypertension (crude odds ratio range of 1.40-5.11), diabetes (1.50-5.97), and smoking (1.37-5.19). An association between obesity and CAD in China was observed, but the evidence supporting this was considered weak due to the paucity of studies found as part of this review.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review provides a systematic summary of CAD risk factors in China and demonstrates the important differences that exist in CAD risk factors between countries and regions. Approaches to reduce CAD globally must take into account the unique risk factors that drive CAD in each country and region as is demonstrated by these findings.
authors: Cardiovascular Wellness Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: Joanne
authors: J
authors: Foody
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Huo
authors: Linong
authors: L
authors: Ji
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Zhao
authors: Dylan
authors: D
authors: Boyd
authors: Hai Jin
authors: HJ
authors: Meng
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Shiff
authors: Dayi
authors: D
authors: Hu
keywords: coronary disease; diabetes; dyslipidemia; hypertension; risk factors; smoking
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