title: Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease and Their Related Socio-Economical, Environmental and Health Behavioral Factors: Focused on Low-Middle Income Countries- A Narrative Review Article.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In order to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), social determinants for CVD risk factors have been extensively studied in developed countries. However, few studies about them have been performed in low-middle-income countries. This study describes factors related to CVD risk factors in low-middle-income countries at a national level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were assembled from international databases for 47 low-middle-income countries and were collected from various sources including WHO, World Bank, and previous studies. Coefficient estimates between male and female CVD risk factor prevalence and each independent variable were calculated via linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant inverse associations were observed between adult literacy rate and systolic blood pressure, blood glucose. Pump price for gasoline was negatively associated with blood glucose also. Associations for female unemployment, adult literacy rate, paved roads and urban population, alcohol and western diet were positively associated with CVD risk factors. Unemployment, urban population and alcohol were positively associated with CVD risk factors in males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effectiveness of intervention program for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in populations in developing countries should be explored, and more attention should be given to women.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Li-Yuan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Whan
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Aqeela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahra
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Ecological study; Health behavior; Obesity