Decreasing trends in cardiovascular mortality in Turkey between 1988 and 2008

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dc.contributor.authorDinç G.
dc.contributor.authorSözmen K.
dc.contributor.authorGerçeklioǧlu G.
dc.contributor.authorArik H.
dc.contributor.authorCritchley J.
dc.contributor.authorÜnal B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:18:17Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:18:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality increased in developed countries until the 1970s then started to decline. Turkey is about to complete its demographic transition, which may also influence mortality trends. This study evaluated trends in coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke mortality between 1988 and 2008. Methods. The number of deaths by cause (ICD-8), age and sex were obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) annually between 1988 and 2008. Population statistics were based on census data (1990 and 2000) and Turkstat projections. European population standardised mortality rates for CHD and stroke were calculated for men and women over 35 years old. Joinpoint Regression was used to identify the points at which a statistically significant (p < 0.05) change of the trend occurred. Results: The CHD mortality rate increased by 2.9% in men and 2.0% in women annually from 1988 to 1994, then started to decline. The annual rate of decline for men was 1.7% between 1994-2008, whilst in women it was 2.8% between 1994-2000 and 6.7% between 2005-2008 (p < 0.05 for all periods).Stroke mortality declined between 1990-1994 (annual fall of 3.8% in both sexes), followed by a slight increase between 1994-2004 (0.6% in men, 1.1% in women), then a further decline until 2008 (annual reduction of 4.4% in men, 7.9% in women) (p < 0.05 for all periods). Conclusions: A decrease in CVD mortality was observed from 1995 onwards in Turkey. The causes need to be explored in detail to inform future policy priorities in noncommunicable disease control. © 2013 Dinç et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1186/1471-2458-13-896
dc.identifier.issn14712458
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17260
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectCoronary Disease
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectMortality
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectStroke
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectcerebrovascular accident
dc.subjectcoronary artery disease
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.subjecttrends
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleDecreasing trends in cardiovascular mortality in Turkey between 1988 and 2008
dc.typeArticle

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