CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND DEATH IN SOUTH AMERICA

Instituto Masira, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Santander (UDES), Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia; Centro Integral para la Prevención Cardio-metabólica (CIPCA), Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia

The research included 24,718 participants from 51 urban and 49 rural communities across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia, with a mean follow-up of 10.3 years. It calculated CVD incidence and mortality rates for the total cohort and subpopulations, examining hazard ratios and population attributable fractions (PAFs) for 12 modifiable risk factors. The leading causes of death were identified as CVD, cancer, and respiratory diseases, with a significant portion of PAFs attributed to modifiable risk factors such as hypertension and obesity.