Need for improvement of cardiovascular health: a clustering method to identify cardiovascular health profiles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In France, the overall trend in the incidence of cardiovascular disease is unfavourable, especially in young subjects. This highlights the need to promote cardiovascular health by targeting the main risk factors. Social marketing campaigns to improve cardiovascular health should identify unhealthy behaviour and understand the target audience. The objective of this study was to identify poor cardiovascular health profiles in the French population using a clustering method.

Methods

Subjects aged 18-74 years with no history of cardiovascular disease were included from the Esteban cross-sectional survey (2014-16). To evaluate cardiovascular health, seven items were considered as defined by the American Heart Association: blood glucose, blood cholesterol, blood pressur

SUBMITTER: Soyer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10393485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature