Gender Disparities in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health is affected by social determinants of health, especially education. CKM syndrome has not been evaluated in Chinese population, and the association of education with CKM syndrome in different sexes and its intertwined relation with lifestyles have not been explored.

Objective

We aimed to explore the association between educational attainment and the prevalence of CKM syndrome stages in middle-aged and older Chinese men and women as well as the potential role of health behavior based on Life's Essential 8 construct.

Methods

This study used data from the nationwide, community-based REACTION (Risk Evaluation of Cancers in Chinese diabetic individuals: a longitudinal study). A total of 132,085 participants with comple

SUBMITTER: Ding Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363879 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature