10

Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, [38]

Year: 2003

Type: Cohort Studies

Country: Asia Pacific

Number: 425,325

Age: 60 - 70 years old

1) Age

2) Sex (Gender)

3) Blood Pressure

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Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, [39]

Year: 2003

Type: Cohort Study

Country: Asia Pacific

Number: 94,147

Female: 94,147

Age: mean age 54

1) Age

2) Gender

3) Systolic Blood Pressure

4) Diastolic Blood Pressure

5) Mean Arterial Pressure

6) Pulse Pressure

7) Cholesterol

8) Cigarette Smoking

12

Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, [10]

Year: 2004

Type: Cohort Study

Country: Asia Pacific Region

Number: 310,283

Female: 47%

Age: Mean age 47

1) Age

2) Gender

3) Body Mass Index

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Chansavang et al., [40]

Year: 2015

Type: Cross Sectional Study

Country: New Zealand

Number: 18

Male: 4

Female: 14

Age: mean 16.3

1) Obesity

2) Physical inactivity

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Schaaf et al., [41]

Year: 2000

Type: Cross-Sectional Study

Country: New Zealand

Number: 650

Male: Samoans (205), Cook Islands (105), Tongans (55), Niuean (32)

Female: Samoans (152), Cook Islands (72), Tongans (16), Niuean (13)

Age: 40 - 65 years

1) Diabetes

2) Cholesterol

3) Smoking

4) Physical inactivity

5) BMI

15

Witter et al., [42]

Year: 2015

Type: Cross-sectional study

Country: Fiji

Number: 834,000

Age: 15 - 64 years

1) Physical inactivity

2) Poor nutrition

3) Excessive alcohol intake

4) Cigarette smoking

5) Obesity

6) Diabetes mellitus

7) High cholesterol

8) High blood pressure

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Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaborations, [43]

Year: 2006

Type: Cohort Study

Country: Asia Pacific

Number: 45,988

Female: 48%

Age: 54 Years

1) Age

2) Sex

3) Ethnicity

4) BMI

17

Nakamura et al., [44]

Year: 2007

Type: Cohort Study

Country: Asia Pacific

Number: 563,144 (82% Asians)

Female: 35%

Age: mean age 47 years

1) Cigarette Smoking

2) Increased levels of blood pressure