Ideal cardiovascular health in urban Jamaica: prevalence estimates and relationship to community property value, household assets and educational attainment: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) is associated with greater longevity and reduced morbidity, but no research on ICH has been conducted in Jamaica. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of ICH in urban Jamaica and to evaluate associations between ICH and community, household, and individual socioeconomic status (SES).

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Urban communities in Jamaica.

Participants

360 men and 665 women who were urban residents aged ≥20 years from a national survey, the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2016-2017.

Exposures

Community SES, using median land values (MLV); household SES, using number of household assets; and individual SES, using education level.

Primary outcome

The main outcome variable was ICH, defined as

SUBMITTER: McKenzie JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745314 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature