A small minority of Canadian adults and youth met criteria for ideal cardiovascular health between 2003 and 2011, highlighting the need for intensive health promotion.
May support intensified CV health promotion in Canada; cross-sectional data leave open whether rates have improved since 2011.
Fewer than 1 in 10 Canadian adults and 1 in 5 Canadian youth were in ideal cardiovascular health from 2003 to 2011. Intensive health promotion activities are needed to meet the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's goal of improving the cardiovascular health of Canadians by 10% by 2020 as measured by the CANHEART health index.
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