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ArticlePloS one2015

Not Just the Demographic Change--The Impact of Trends in Risk Factor Prevalences on the Prediction of Future Cases of Myocardial Infarction.

Wolfgang Hoffmann, Jeanette Bahr, Kerstin Weitmann, Robert Herold, Thomas Kohlmann, Neeltje van den Berg

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Wolfgang HoffmannInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Jeanette BahrInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Kerstin WeitmannInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Robert HeroldInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Thomas KohlmannInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Neeltje van den BergInstitute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

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backgroundPrevious predictions of population morbidity consider demographic changes only. To model future morbidity, however, changes in prevalences of risk factors should be considered. We calculated the number of incident cases of first myocardial infarction (MI) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2017 considering the effects of demographic changes and trends in the prevalences of major risk factors simultaneously.

methodsData basis of the analysis were two population-based cohorts of the German Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP-baseline [1997-2001] and the 5-year follow-up and SHIP-Trend-baseline [2008-2011] respectively). SHIP-baseline data were used to calculate the initial coefficients for major risk factors for MI with a Poisson regression model. The dependent variable was the number of incident cases of MI between SHIP-baseline and SHIP-5-year follow-up. Explanatory variables were sex, age, a validated diagnosis of hypertension and/or diabetes, smoking, waist circumference (WC), increased blood levels of triglycerides (TG) and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and low blood levels of high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). Applying the coefficients determined for SHIP baseline to risk factor prevalences, derived from the new cohort SHIP-Trend together with population forecast data, we calculated the projected number of incident cases of MI in 2017.

resultsExcept for WC and smoking in females, prevalences of risk factors in SHIP-Trend-baseline were lower compared to SHIP-baseline. Based on demographic changes only, the calculated incidence of MI for 2017 compared to the reference year 2006 yields an increase of MI (males: +11.5%, females: +8.0%). However, a decrease of MI (males: -23.7%, females: -17.1%) is shown considering the changes in the prevalences of risk factors in the projection.

conclusionsThe predicted number of incident cases of MI shows large differences between models with and without considering changes in the prevalences of major risk factors. Hence, the prediction of incident MI should preferably not only be based on demographic changes.

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