Key result
Only 0.5% of adults in a rural area of Northwest China had ideal cardiovascular health, with women more likely to achieve it than men (0.9% vs 0.0%, P=0.002).
Cross-Sectional (n=2,693)
The prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health is extremely low (0.5%) among adults in rural Northwest China, highlighting a critical need for lifestyle and public health interventions.
Extremely low ideal CVH prevalence in rural Northwest China signals need for local assessment; leaves open generalizability and intervention effects.
The aim of this study was to assess the status of cardiovascular health among a rural population in Northwest China and to determine the associated factors for cardiovascular health.A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural areas of Hanzhong in Northwest China. Interview, physical examination, and fasting blood glucose and lipid measurements were completed for 2693 adults. The construct of cardiovascular health and the definitions of cardiovascular health metrics proposed by the American Heart Association were used to assess cardiovascular health. The proportions of subjects with cardiovascular health metrics were calculated, adjusting for age and sex. The multiple logistic regression model was used to evaluate the association between ideal cardiovascular health and its associated factors.Only 0.5% (0.0% in men vs 0.9% in women, P = 0.002) of the participants had ideal cardiovascular health, whereas 33.8% (18.0% in men vs 50.0% in women, P < 0.001) and 65.7% (82.0% in men vs 49.1% in women, P < 0.001) of the participants had intermediate and poor cardiovascular health, respectively. The prevalence of poor cardiovascular health increased with increasing age (P < 0.001 for trend). Participants fulfilled, on average, 4.4 (95% confidence interval: 4.2-4.7) of the ideal cardiovascular health metrics. Also, 22.2% of the participants presented with 3 or fewer ideal metrics. Only 19.4% of the participants presented with 6 or more ideal metrics. 24.1% of the participants had all 4 ideal health factors, but only 1.1% of the participants had all 4 ideal health behaviors. Women were more likely to have ideal cardiovascular health, whereas adults aged 35 years or over and those who had a family history of hypertension were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health.The prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health was extremely low among the rural population in Northwest China. Most adults, especially men and the elderly, had a poor cardiovascular health status. To improve cardiovascular health among the rural population, efforts, especially lifestyle improvements, education and interventions to make healthier food choices, reduce salt intake, increase physical activities, and cease smoking, will be required at the individual, population, and social levels.
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Zhao et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular health (n=2,693). Ideal cardiovascular health metrics was evaluated on Ideal cardiovascular health. Only 0.5% of adults in a rural area of Northwest China had ideal cardiovascular health, with women more likely to achieve it than men (0.9% vs 0.0%, P=0.002).
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