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Clustering of Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Association with Unhealthy Lifestyles in the Chinese Adult Population

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  • Bixia Gao
  • Luxia Zhang
  • Haiyan Wang
  • the China National Survey of Chronic Kidney Disease Working Group

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Background: Previous studies indicated that lifestyle-related cardiovascular risk factors tend to be clustered in certain individuals. However, population-based studies, especially from developing countries with substantial economic heterogeneity, are extremely limited. Our study provides updated data on the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, as well as the impact of lifestyle on those factors in China. Methods: A representative sample of adult population in China was obtained using a multistage, stratified sampling method. We investigated the clustering of four cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (defined as two or more of the following: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and overweight) and their association with unhealthy lifestyles (habitual drinking, physical inactivity, chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and a low modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score). Results: Among the 46,683 participants enrolled in this study, only 31.1% were free of any pre-defined CVD risk factor. A total of 20,292 subjects had clustering of CVD risk factors, and 83.5% of them were younger than 65 years old. The adjusted prevalence of CVD risk factor clustering was 36.2%, and the prevalence was higher among males than among females (37.9% vs. 34.5%). Habitual drinking, physical inactivity, and chronic use of NSAIDs were positively associated with the clustering of CVD risk factors, with ORs of 1.60 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.40 to1.85), 1.20 (95%CI 1.11 to 1.30) and 2.17 (95%CI 1.84 to 2.55), respectively. The modified DASH score was inversely associated with the clustering of CVD risk factors, with an OR of 0.73 (95%CI 0.67 to 0.78) for those with modified DASH scores in the top tertile. The lifestyle risk factors were more prominent among participants with low socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Clustering of CVD risk factors was common in China. Lifestyle modification might be an effective strategy to control CVD risk factors.

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  • Bixia Gao & Luxia Zhang & Haiyan Wang & the China National Survey of Chronic Kidney Disease Working Group, 2013. "Clustering of Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Association with Unhealthy Lifestyles in the Chinese Adult Population," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(6), pages 1-6, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0066780
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066780
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    1. Janko Janković & Miloš Erić & Dragana Stojisavljević & Jelena Marinković & Slavenka Janković, 2015. "Socio-Economic Differences in Cardiovascular Health: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Middle-Income Country," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-14, October.

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