Control Status of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Japanese High-Risk Subjects:Analyses of a Japanese Health Check Database from 2008 to 2011

• Published in: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 991 - 1003
• Main Authors: Asahi, Koichi, Kondo, Masahide, Narita, Ichiei, Yamagata, Kunihiro, Konta, Tsuneo, Fujimoto, Shouichi, Iseki, Kunitoshi, Tsukamoto, Kazuhisa, Ohashi, Yasuo, Kunimi, Motoei, Watanabe, Tsuyoshi, Kimura, Kenjiro, Tsuruya, Kazuhiko, Moriyama, Toshiki, Hasegawa, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Atherosclerosis Society 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Atherosclerosis - blood; Atherosclerosis - epidemiology; Atherosclerosis - prevention & control; Atherosclerotic risk factors; Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular high-risk patient; Cerebrovascular Disorders - blood; Cerebrovascular Disorders - epidemiology; Cerebrovascular Disorders - prevention & control; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Control status; Coronary Artery Disease - blood; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - prevention & control; Databases, Factual; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Japan - epidemiology; Japanese; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Triglycerides - blood

Aims: Several guidelines propose target levels (TLs) of atherosclerotic risk factors (ARFs) to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases; however, few data are available regarding the attainment statuses of TLs in Japan. In this study, utilizing the data obtained from the annual “Specific Healt...