[A case-control study on risk factors for the major cardiovascular deaths in Korean men: hypertensive disease and cerebrovascular disease
Meng, K.; Cho, A.J.; Kong, S.K.
In'gu Pogon Nonjip 7(1): 3-23
1987
PMID: 12280805 Document Number: 350638
A case-control study to identify risk factors associated with mortality from cardiovascular diseases in the Republic of Korea is presented. Data concern 455 men aged 35-65 who died in 1982-1983, with a recorded cause of death as hypertensive disease or non-traumatic cerebrovascular disease, and 455 matched controls. Cardiovascular mortality was associated with higher levels of education, Christianity, and administrative or management jobs. Other significant factors included frequent alcohol consumption; a diet high in meat; obesity; a history of hypertension, diabetes, or heart disease; parental history of cardiovascular mortality; and lack of exercise.