Journal article
A comparison of Australian rural and metropolitan cardiovascular risk and mortality: The Greater Green Triangle and North West Adelaide population surveys
P Tideman, AW Taylor, E Janus, B Philpot, R Clark, E Peach, T Laatikainen, E Vartiainen, R Tirimacco, A Montgomerie, J Grant, V Versace, JA Dunbar
BMJ Open | Published : 2013
Abstract
Objectives: Cardiovascular (CVD) mortality disparitie between rural/regional and urban-dwelling residents of Australia are persistent. Unavailability of biomedical CVD risk factor data has, until now, limited efforts to understand the causes of the disparity. This study aimed to further investigate such disparities. Design: Comparison of (1) CVD risk measures between a regional (Greater Green Triangle Risk Facto Study (GGT RFS, cross-sectional study, 2004-2006) and an urban population (North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS, longitudinal cohort study, 2004-2006); (2) Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) CVD mortality rates between these and other Australian regions; and (3) ABS CVD mortali..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funders of the GGT RFS and NWAHS studies included Flinders Medical Centre, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, sanofi-aventis PL, Pfizer Inc, Roche Diagnostics, Servier Laboratories Australia PL, the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Department of Health and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra.