Comparison of cardiovascular health profiles across population surveys from five high- to low-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

With the greatest burden of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality increasingly observed in lower-income countries least prepared for this epidemic, focus is widening from risk factor management alone to primordial prevention to maintain high levels of cardiovascular health (CVH) across the life course. To facilitate this, the American Heart Association (AHA) developed CVH scoring guidelines to evaluate and track CVH. We aimed to compare the prevalence and trajectories of high CVH across the life course using nationally representative adult CVH data from five diverse high- to low-income countries.

Methods

Surveys with CVH variables (physical activity, cigarette smoking, body mass, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol levels) were identified in Et

SUBMITTER: Ware L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10402230 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature