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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Low-Income Women: A Population-Based Study in China from 1991 to 2011.
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Journal of Women's Health (15409996) . Dec2016, Vol. 25 Issue 12, p1276-1281. 6p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: Data on long-term trends in the prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among women in China are rare, especially among low-income women. The aim of this study was to investigate the secular trends in the prevalence of CVD risk factors among low-income women in northern China. Materials and Methods: The prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, current smoking status, and alcohol consumption, were assessed and compared in women aged 35-74 years in northern China in 1991 and 2011. Results: The age-adjusted prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among women was significantly higher in 2011 than in 1991, with increases of 31% (53.6% vs. 41.1%) for hypertension, 148% (20.9% vs. 8.4%) for obesity, 256% (11.7% vs. 3.3%) for diabetes, and 1634% (4.5% vs. 0.3%) for alcohol consumption. Over the 21-year period, there were significant differences in the prevalence of clustering of ≥1, ≥2, and 3 risk factors in all age groups. The greatest increase was observed among women aged 35-44 years, with a 7.3-fold increase in the prevalence of clustering of three risk factors. Simultaneously, the prevalence of clustering of ≥1 risk factors among women aged 35-44 years was 1.7-fold higher in 2011 than in 1991; the prevalence of clustering of ≥2 risk factors was raised by 5.5-fold among elderly women. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that it is crucial to emphasize the prevention and control of cardiovascular risk factors among young women in rural China to reduce the burden of CVDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DIABETES
*ALCOHOL drinking
*HYPERTENSION
*INTERVIEWING
*OBESITY
*PHYSICAL diagnosis
*RESEARCH funding
*SMOKING
*T-test (Statistics)
*WOMEN'S health
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*DISEASE prevalence
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15409996
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Women's Health (15409996)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120438112
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2015.5618