title: Mortality due to Cardiovascular Diseases in Women and Men in the Five Brazilian Regions, 1980-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies have shown different mortalities due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular diseases (CbVD) in the five Brazilian regions. Socioeconomic conditions of those regions are frequently used to justify differences in mortality due to those diseases. In addition, studies have shown a reduction in the differences between the mortality rates of the five Brazilian regions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To update CVD mortality data in women and men in the five Brazilian regions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mortality and population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Ministry of Health. Risk of death was adjusted by use of the direct method, with the 2000 world standard population as reference. We analyzed trends in mortality due to CVD, IHD and CbVD in women and men aged ≥ 30 years in the five Brazilian regions from 1980 to 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mortality due to: 1) CVD: showed reduction in the Northern, West-Central, Southern and Southeastern regions; increase in the Northeastern region; 2) IHD: reduction in the Southeastern and Southern regions; increase in the Northeastern region; and unchanged in the Northern and West-Central regions; 3) CbVD: reduction in the Southern, Southeastern and West-Central regions; increase in the Northeastern region; and unchanged in Northern region. There was also a convergence in mortality trends due to CVD, IHD, and CbVD in the five regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The West-Central, Northern and Northeastern regions had the worst trends in CVD mortality as compared to the Southeastern and Southern regions. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2016; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0).
authors.affiliation: HC, FM, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio de Padua
authors.initials: Ade P
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.affiliation: HC, FM, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Desidério
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Favarato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors