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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2012; 4(4): 112-120
Published online Apr 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.112

Table 2 Population attributable risks (%) of various cardiovascular risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke in [11,12]

Risk factor	INTERHEART(acute myocardial infarction)	INTERSTROKE(thrombotic or hemorrhagic strokes)
Apolipoprotein A/B ratio	49.2	24.9
Hypertension	17.9 (history)	34.6
Smoking	35.7	18.9
Diabetes history	9.9	5.0
High waist-hip ratio	20.1	26.5
Psychosocial stress	32.5	9.8
Regular physical activity	12.2	28.5
Diet/diet score	13.7	18.8
Lack of alcohol intake	6.7	3.8
Cardiac causes	-	6.7

Citation: Gupta R, Guptha S, Sharma KK, Gupta A, Deedwania P. Regional variations in cardiovascular risk factors in India: India heart watch. World J Cardiol 2012; 4(4): 112-120
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.112

Gupta R, Guptha S, Sharma KK, Gupta A, Deedwania P. Regional variations in cardiovascular risk factors in India: India heart watch. World J Cardiol 2012; 4(4): 112-120 [PMID: 22558490 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.112]

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