Modifiable causes of death in Chinese adults: Update from the China Kadoorie Biobank
China has witnessed a rising incidence of stroke and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in recent decades. The China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) is a prospective study of 0.5M adults, who were enrolled in 2004 – 2008, that has accrued about 50,000 cases of each of stroke and IHD over the last 10 years.

Cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and adiposity account for much of the excess risks of cardiovascular disease worldwide. This seminar will review some recent evidence on importance of these risk factors for risk of premature deaths in Chinese adults.

Robert Clarke is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. He qualified in Medicine in Ireland and trained in Internal Medicine and Cardiology before specialising in Public Health Medicine.
Date: 29 May 2019, 14:30 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2019)
Venue: 75 George Street (Hayes House), 75 George Street OX1 2BQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room, 1st Floor, Hayes House. Lift and stair access.
Speaker: Professor Robert Clarke (Nuffield Department of Population Health)
Organising department: George Institute for Global Health
Part of: The George Institute for Global Health UK Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: All welcome
Editor: Anastasia Bow-Bertrand