Table 1: Search strategy.

Database Search Strategy Result
Medline (“coronary disease” OR “coronary diseases” OR “coronary artery disease” OR “coronary artery diseases” OR “coronary heart disease” OR “coronary heart diseases” OR “vascular disease” OR “vascular diseases” OR “atherosclerosis”) AND (“risk factor” OR “risk factors” OR “population at risk” OR “populations at risk”) AND Iran 831
Embase (“coronary disease” OR “coronary diseases” OR “coronary artery disease” OR “coronary artery diseases” OR “coronary heart disease” OR “coronary heart diseases” OR “vascular disease” OR “vascular diseases” OR “atherosclerosis”) AND (“risk factor” OR “risk factors” OR “population at risk” OR “populations at risk”) AND Iran 2402
Web of Science (“coronary disease” OR “coronary diseases” OR “coronary artery disease” OR “coronary artery diseases” OR “coronary heart disease” OR “coronary heart diseases” OR “vascular disease” OR “vascular diseases” OR “atherosclerosis”) AND (“risk factor” OR “risk factors” OR “population at risk” OR “populations at risk”) AND Iran 285
overall - 3518