El estudio HERMEX sobre prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular forma parte del estudio internacional «Non Comunicables Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration» que reúne estudios poblacionales de todo el mundo.
«NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) is a network of health scientists around the world that provides rigorous and timely data on major risk factors for non-communicable diseases for all of the world’s countries.»