Tsolekile, LungiswaWalli-Attaei, MarjanJoseph, Philip G.2021-01-072021-01-072020Tsolekile, L. et al (2020). Variations between women and men in risk factors, treatments, cardiovascular disease incidence, and death in 27 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study. The Lancet 396(10244), 97-1091474-547X10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30543-2http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5588Some studies, mainly from high-income countries (HICs), report that women receive less care (investigations and treatments) for cardiovascular disease than do men and might have a higher risk of death. However, very few studies systematically report risk factors, use of primary or secondary prevention medications, incidence of cardiovascular disease, or death in populations drawn from the community. Given that most cardiovascular disease occurs in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is a need for comprehensive information comparing treatments and outcomes between women and men in HICs, middle-income countries, and low-income countries from community-based population studies. Methods: In the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study (PURE), individuals aged 35–70 years from urban and rural communities in 27 countries were considered for inclusion.enWomen and menRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseUrban areaRural areaArticle