A population-based cross-sectional study of cardiovascular risk factor in Latvia.

Background And Objective: To date, the epidemiological studies of noncommunicable diseases in Latvia were more episodic and covered only selected areas. The first national cross-sectional population-based survey of cardiovascular risk factors after regaining independence was carried out to provide reliable information on the cardiovascular risk factor profile in adults.

Material And Methods: Computerized random sampling from the Registry of Latvian population was carried out.