Lisa Ware, Bridget Vermeulen, Innocent Maposa, David Flood, Luisa C C Brant, Shweta Khandelwal, Kavita Singh, Sara Soares, Neusa Jessen, Gastón Perman, Baizid Khoorshid Riaz, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Norrina B Allen, Darwin R Labarthe
BACKGROUND: To facilitate the shift from risk-factor management to primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease, the American Heart Association developed guidelines to score and track cardiovascular health (CVH). How the prevalence and trajectories of a high level of CVH across the life course compare among high- and lower-income countries is unknown. METHODS: Nationally representative survey data with CVH variables (physical activity, cigarette smoking, body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol levels) were identified in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Brazil, England, and the US for adults (aged 18-69 years and not pregnant)...
March 2024: CJC open