Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics among Young Asian Adults over 5 Years of Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics play an important role in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is a lack of cohort studies on CVH metrics among young Asian adults. The aims of this study were to describe early changes in CVH among young Asian adults and to investigate the association between CVH metrics and sociodemographic variables.

Methods

A total of 10,000 young adults (aged 21-30 years) were recruited between 2000 and 2016. There were two CVH measurements taken from these participants over the study period. One measurement was taken at the beginning, and the other was taken five years later. Subgroup analysis of the changes in CVH metrics was divided by education level and marital status.

Results

The mean age of the partici

SUBMITTER: Fang PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9920953 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature