Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in persons with venous thromboembolism aged 50 years or younger.

ABSTRACT: The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is elevated in individuals with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE). It is uncertain whether younger patients, aged ≤50 years, have an increased prevalence of potentially modifiable CVD risk factors, which could be targeted for prevention. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of potentially modifiable CVD risk factors (ie, overweight/obesity, smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia) in persons aged ≤50 years with a history of VTE (cases) and compare with those without VTE (controls). Using data from the Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of risk factors for venous thrombosis case-control study comprising 2627 case patients with first VTE and 1908 random digit dialing control patien

SUBMITTER: Yap ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320423 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature