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Estimating the cardiovascular mortality burden attributable to the European Common Agricultural Policy on dietary saturated fats

Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Martin O’Flaherty, Modi Mwatsama, Christopher Birt, Robin Ireland, Simon Capewell

Volume 86, Number 7, July 2008, 535-541

Table 4. CHD and stroke mortality attributable to CAP in 15 EU countries

Men
 Women
Total
 Premature (< 75 years)
 Total
 Premature (< 75 years)
Country Condition Best Min. Max. Best Min. Max. Best Min. Max. Best Min. Max.
Austria CHD 141 18 71 71 9 80 118 14 132 19 2 21
Stroke 51 25 76 7 3 10 72 22 94 38 19 57
Belgium CHD 149 20 171 98 13 113 80 10 90 27 3 31
Stroke 25 12 35 11 5 15 52 8 59 7 3 10
Denmark CHD 105 14 118 54 7 61 70 8 78 16 2 18
Stroke 14 7 21 7 3 10 26 4 30 4 2 6
Finland CHD 133 18 149 78 10 88 93 12 105 17 2 19
Stroke 13 7 19 6 3 10 26 4 30 4 2 6
France CHD 543 71 613 310 40 350 291 35 326 62 8 69
Stroke 106 52 164 42 21 65 204 28 233 22 11 35
Germany CHD 1565 206 1743 907 119 1011 1149 135 1299 237 28 268
Stroke 172 83 256 77 37 114 390 51 440 38 19 56
Greece CHD 192 25 216 138 18 155 79 9 88 32 4 36
Stroke 50 26 78 18 9 28 97 13 110 11 5 16
Ireland CHD 75 10 85 45 6 51 40 5 45 11 1 12
Stroke 7 4 11 3 1 5 13 2 16 2 1 3
Italy CHD 433 55 485 233 30 262 899 113 1005 826 105 924
Stroke 558 85 639 528 71 594 202 98 304 184 89 277
Luxembourg CHD 356 46 401 355 46 400 6 1 7 6 1 7
Stroke 3 1 4 3 0 4 1 1 2 1 1 2
Netherlands CHD 121 17 136 74 10 83 228 31 256 210 29 236
Stroke 114 19 134 108 16 125 38 19 58 34 17 53
Portugal CHD 139 19 158 109 15 124 141 18 157 128 16 144
Stroke 87 19 105 15 13 88 68 34 101 61 31 90
Spain CHD 388 52 437 259 35 292 548 71 615 504 66 567
Stroke 284 48 330 264 38 301 117 58 174 106 52 157
Sweden CHD 287 39 326 242 33 275 237 31 268 222 29 251
Stroke 140 20 157 136 18 151 30 16 45 28 14 41
United Kingdom CHD 824 106 936 479 62 543 1591 203 1803 1453 187 1649
Stroke 852 122 965 822 107 921 209 103 309 190 93 279

CAP, Common Agricultural Policy; CHD, coronary heart disease.




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