March 2, 2020European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Increased awareness, inadequate treatment, and poor control of cardiovascular risk factors in American young adults: 2005–2016
Key result
Young US adult hypercholesterolemia declined ~22%, while diabetes and hypertension remained stable with inadequate control.
- n=15,171
Why the study?
There are little contemporary data about cardiovascular risk factors among young adults.
Population
15,171 American adults aged 18-44 years
Comparison
Trends across three time periods: 2005-2008, 2009-2012, and 2013-2016
Design
Serial cross-sectional surveys
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Discussion
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Overview
Inadequate control of diabetes and hypertension persists among young US adults; cross-sectional data leaves open optimal intervention targets.
Study Design
Type
Cross-Sectional (n=15,171)
Multicenter
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Population
15,171 American adults aged 18-44 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) serial cross-sectional surveys (2005-2016)
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Outcome
Age-adjusted weighted trends of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia
Despite stable or increasing awareness, young American adults have inadequate treatment and control of major cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia.
Cite This Study
Kalra et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia) (n=15,171). Hypercholesterolemia prevalence in young US adults declined from 11.5% to 9.0% (P=0.02) between 2005 and 2016, while diabetes and hypertension prevalence remained stable with inadequate control.