Cardiovascular disease incidence in some asian-pacific countries

A cooperative survey of general hospitals in Australia, India and the Philippines during 1954-1956 showed that the cardiovascular incidence and distribution pattern in the Philippines was intermediate between those of Australia and India in a similar manner as the Philippines is, culturally speaking, intermediate between the two. However, no good correlation was observed between the cardiovascular incidence of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart diseases with the reported values of serum cholesterol and dietary fats in these countries. (Summary and Conclusions)