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High blood pressure, high BMI, high blood glucose, and high serum cholesterol collectively account for 63% of global deaths from cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, with high blood pressure being the single largest individual risk factor.
Your risk of dying from heart disease, kidney disease, or diabetes is largely determined by four measurable numbers: blood pressure, body weight (BMI), blood sugar, and cholesterol. High blood pressure is the single biggest contributor to these deaths globally. You can significantly lower your risk by managing these four metrics through diet, exercise, and medication if prescribed, as they are modifiable.
After accounting for multicausality, 63% (10·8 million deaths, 95% CI 10·1–11·5) of deaths from these diseases in 2010 were attributable to the combined effect of these four metabolic risk factors... In 2010, high blood pressure was the leading risk factor for deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes in every region, causing more than 40% of worldwide deaths from these diseases
Why this rating
Based on a large-scale comparative risk assessment using pooled data from 960 sources and meta-analyses of prospective studies.
Source
Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment
Goodarz Danaei · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · 2014
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