Cardiovascular disease in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: Impact of sociodemographic and modifiable risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing population of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (ages 15-39 years), and they have an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little is known about the contribution of sociodemographic and modifiable factors to the risk of CVD in AYA survivors and whether these factors differentially modulate their risk compared with that in the general population. The current study sought to fill these gaps.

Methods

Self-reported data from the US National Health Interview Survey (2009-2018) were used to identify AYA cancer survivors (≥2 years postdiagnosis) and age-matched and sex-matched controls. The risk of CVD based on sociodemographic factors (sex, race/ethnicity, income, education) and modifiable risk factors (diabetes, bo

SUBMITTER: Berkman AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840550 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature