Cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death and disease burden in China and worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the status of cardiovascular health among urban Chinese children and adolescents.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 12,618 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, who were recruited from Chinese urban areas during 2013-2015. The poor, intermediate, and ideal levels of 7 cardiovascular health metrics, including smoking, body mass index, dietary intake, physical activity, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol were defined according to revised American Heart Association criteria.

Results

Ideal smoking status was the most prevalent health component (overall, 90.7%; males, 86.3% and females, 95.4%), wh

SUBMITTER: Yan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857444 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature