Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major contributor to disability worldwide. Since the majority of cardiovascular events are preventable, identification of modifiable CVD risk factors and implementation of primordial prevention strategies should be a public health priority. In this aspect, the American Heart Association declared a strategic goal to reduce total CVD mortality in the US by 20% within 10 years via eliminating 7 major CVD risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and poor-quality diet) in 2010, and their strategy has been achieving. However, the applicability of similar metrics to prevent CVD among East Asians requires an in-depth investigation of the modifiable CVD risk factors based on national and regional evidence-based findings. Herein, this review article aims to discuss several modifiable risk factors for CVDs, using epidemiological evidence from cohort studies and nationally representative data of 2 East Asian countries: Korea and Japan.

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韩国和日本心血管疾病的可改变危险因素。


心血管疾病（CVD）是全世界死亡的主要原因，也是导致残疾的主要原因。由于大多数心血管事件是可以预防的，因此识别可改变的心血管疾病危险因素并实施初步预防策略应成为公共卫生的优先事项。在这方面，美国心脏协会宣布了一项战略目标，即通过消除七大CVD危险因素（高血压、糖尿病、血脂异常、吸烟、缺乏运动、肥胖和贫困），在10年内将美国CVD总死亡率降低20%。 -优质饮食）在2010年，他们的战略已经实现。然而，类似指标在东亚人中预防 CVD 的适用性需要根据国家和地区的循证研究结果，对可改变的 CVD 风险因素进行深入调查。本文旨在利用队列研究的流行病学证据和两个东亚国家（韩国和日本）的全国代表性数据，讨论心血管疾病的几个可改变的危险因素。