Exploring clinical predictors of cardiovascular disease in a central Australian Aboriginal cohort

Abstract

Age is the strongest predictor of CVD for this population. For clinical identification of individuals at high risk, screening for the combination of three or more of hyperglycaemia, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, albuminuria and smoking may prove a useful and efficient strategy.

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