Key result
Being a 50-year-old man in 2013 was associated with a 6.9-times higher likelihood of lacking cardiovascular risk factors compared to 1963 (OR 6.9; 95% CI 3.5-13.3; p<0.001).
Cross-Sectional (n=3,563)
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Odds Ratio: 6.9 (95% CI 3.5–13.3)
p-value: p=<0.001
Despite an increase in BMI, the overall cardiovascular risk factor burden in 50-year-old Swedish men has significantly decreased over the past 50 years, driven by reductions in smoking, cholesterol, and blood pressure.
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Overall CV risk factor burden declined over 50 years despite rising obesity; leaves open whether trends persist in women or drive further mortality reductions.
Zhong et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=3,563). Year of investigation (2013) vs. Year of investigation (1963) was evaluated on Lacking cardiovascular risk factors (OR 6.9, 95% CI 3.5-13.3, p=<0.001). Being a 50-year-old man in 2013 was associated with a 6.9-times higher likelihood of lacking cardiovascular risk factors compared to 1963 (OR 6.9; 95% CI 3.5-13.3; p<0.001).
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