Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.

<h4>Aims</h4>To estimate the number of coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths potentially preventable in England in 2020 comparing four risk factor change scenarios.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using 2007 as baseline, the IMPACTSEC model was extended to estimate the potential num...

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Main Authors: Shaun Scholes, Madhavi Bajekal, Paul Norman, Martin O'Flaherty, Nathaniel Hawkins, Mika Kivimäki, Simon Capewell, Rosalind Raine
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069935
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Madhavi Bajekal
Paul Norman
Martin O'Flaherty
Nathaniel Hawkins
Mika Kivimäki
Simon Capewell
Rosalind Raine
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description <h4>Aims</h4>To estimate the number of coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths potentially preventable in England in 2020 comparing four risk factor change scenarios.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using 2007 as baseline, the IMPACTSEC model was extended to estimate the potential number of CHD deaths preventable in England in 2020 by age, gender and Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 quintiles given four risk factor change scenarios: (a) assuming recent trends will continue; (b) assuming optimal but feasible levels already achieved elsewhere; (c) an intermediate point, halfway between current and optimal levels; and (d) assuming plateauing or worsening levels, the worst case scenario. These four scenarios were compared to the baseline scenario with both risk factors and CHD mortality rates remaining at 2007 levels. This would result in approximately 97,000 CHD deaths in 2020. Assuming recent trends will continue would avert approximately 22,640 deaths (95% uncertainty interval: 20,390-24,980). There would be some 39,720 (37,120-41,900) fewer deaths in 2020 with optimal risk factor levels and 22,330 fewer (19,850-24,300) in the intermediate scenario. In the worst case scenario, 16,170 additional deaths (13,880-18,420) would occur. If optimal risk factor levels were achieved, the gap in CHD rates between the most and least deprived areas would halve with falls in systolic blood pressure, physical inactivity and total cholesterol providing the largest contributions to mortality gains.<h4>Conclusions</h4>CHD mortality reductions of up to 45%, accompanied by significant reductions in area deprivation mortality disparities, would be possible by implementing optimal preventive policies.
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spelling doaj-art-2c7bcba8572a4767822892ec72383fc92025-08-20T02:22:39ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0187e6993510.1371/journal.pone.0069935Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.Shaun ScholesMadhavi BajekalPaul NormanMartin O'FlahertyNathaniel HawkinsMika KivimäkiSimon CapewellRosalind Raine<h4>Aims</h4>To estimate the number of coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths potentially preventable in England in 2020 comparing four risk factor change scenarios.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using 2007 as baseline, the IMPACTSEC model was extended to estimate the potential number of CHD deaths preventable in England in 2020 by age, gender and Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 quintiles given four risk factor change scenarios: (a) assuming recent trends will continue; (b) assuming optimal but feasible levels already achieved elsewhere; (c) an intermediate point, halfway between current and optimal levels; and (d) assuming plateauing or worsening levels, the worst case scenario. These four scenarios were compared to the baseline scenario with both risk factors and CHD mortality rates remaining at 2007 levels. This would result in approximately 97,000 CHD deaths in 2020. Assuming recent trends will continue would avert approximately 22,640 deaths (95% uncertainty interval: 20,390-24,980). There would be some 39,720 (37,120-41,900) fewer deaths in 2020 with optimal risk factor levels and 22,330 fewer (19,850-24,300) in the intermediate scenario. In the worst case scenario, 16,170 additional deaths (13,880-18,420) would occur. If optimal risk factor levels were achieved, the gap in CHD rates between the most and least deprived areas would halve with falls in systolic blood pressure, physical inactivity and total cholesterol providing the largest contributions to mortality gains.<h4>Conclusions</h4>CHD mortality reductions of up to 45%, accompanied by significant reductions in area deprivation mortality disparities, would be possible by implementing optimal preventive policies.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069935
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Mika Kivimäki
Simon Capewell
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Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
PLoS ONE
title Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
title_full Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
title_fullStr Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
title_full_unstemmed Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
title_short Quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in England: a modelling study.
title_sort quantifying policy options for reducing future coronary heart disease mortality in england a modelling study
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069935
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