| N | Study | Population | Results |
| 1 | Hyun et al., [8] Year: 2013 Type: Cohort study Country: Asia Pacific | Number: 386,411 Male: 386,411 Age: (Mean) 52 years | 1) Systolic blood pressure 2) Cholesterol 3) BMI 4) Diabetes 5) Cigarette smoking |
| 2 | Grey et al., [32] Year: 2010 Type: Cohort study Country: New Zealand | Number: 39,835 (Europeans), 10,301 Pacific peoples Age: 35 to 74 years | 1) Cigarette Smoking 2) Diabetes 3) Diastolic blood pressure 4) Cholesterol |
| 3 | Huxley et al., [33] Year: 2014 Type: Cohort study Country: Asia Pacific Region | Number: 543,694 Female: 36% Age: 18 and over | 1) Systolic Blood pressure 2) Diabetes 3) BMI 4) Cigarette Smoking 5) Cholesterol |
| 4 | Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, [27] Year: 2005 Type: Cohort Study Country: Asia Pacific | Number: 331,100 Female: 41% Age: 39 to 79 years old | 1) Systolic blood pressure 2) Cholesterol 3) Triglycerides 4) Body Mass Index 5) Diabetes 6) Cigarette Smoking |
| 5 | Rana et al., [34] Year: 2016 Type: Cohort Study Country: USA | Number: 307,591 (22,283 were black, 52,917 were Asian/Pacific Islanders, and 18,745 Hispanic) Age: between 40 to 75 years old | 1) Cholesterol |
| 6 | Lee et al., [35] Year: 2009 Type: Cohort study Country: Asia Pacific Region | Number:510,800 Age: 39 to 60 years old | 1) Sex |
| 7 | Hosey et al., [36] Year: 2014 Type: Cross-sectional Study Country: Federated States of Micronesia | Number: 1638 Male: 612 Female: 996 Age: mean age 39.7 years | 1) Socioeconomic position 2) Demographic characteristics (age, gender, and income) |
| 8 | Woodward et al., [11] Year: 2007 Type: Cohort Study Country: Asia Pacific | Number: 79,649 Female: 79,649 Age: 39 - 79 years | 1) Cholesterol |
| 9 | Association, [37] Year: 2004 Type: Cohort Study Country: Asia Pacific | Number: 265,464 Age: More than 20 years old | 1) Diabetes |