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cardiovascular health
Epidemiology:
- most Americans have suboptimal cardiovascular health parameters as measured by life's simple 7 (LS7) [2]
- from 1988 to 2014, disparities in cardiovascular health between whites & non-whites diminished due to worsening cardiovascular health measures in whites [2]
Management:
- children (life's simple 7)
- Cardiovascular Health Integrated Lifestyle Diet (CHILD 1)
- >= 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily [1]
- healthy body mass index
- serum cholesterol < 170 mg/dL
- blood pressure < 90th percentile (< 120/80 mm Hg)
- fasting serum glucose < 100 mg/dL
- avoid tobacco
Related
cardiovascular risk factor
Life's simple 7 (My Heart Score)
General
health
References
- Young K, Sofair A, Chavey WE
Poor Cardiovascular Health Common Among U.S. Children and
Adolescents.
Physician's First Watch, Aug 12, 2016
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- Steinberger J, Daniels SR, Hagberg N et al
AHA Scientific Statement.
Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Challenges and
Opportunities for 2020 and Beyond.
Circulation. Aug 11, 2016
PMID: 27515136
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2016/08/11/CIR.0000000000000441
- Brown AF, Liang LJ, Vassar SD et al.
Trends in racial/ethnic and nativity disparities in
cardiovascular health among adults without prevalent
cardiovascular disease in the United States, 1988 to 2014.
Ann Intern Med 2018 Mar 20;
PMID: 29554692
- Mensah GA.
The black-white cardiovascular health disparity is narrowing,
but not for the reason you think.
Ann Intern Med 2018 Mar 20;
PMID: 29554691