2018
Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States
Lu Y, Wang P, Zhou T, Lu J, Spatz ES, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China and the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007462. PMID: 29374046, PMCID: PMC5850247, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesChinaDiabetes MellitusDyslipidemiasFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHumansHypertensionHypolipidemic AgentsLipidsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalencePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesWaist CircumferenceConceptsHigher stroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factorsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinBody mass indexC-reactive proteinRisk factorsBlood pressureWaist circumferenceMass indexStroke prevalenceCardiovascular risk factor profileHigher mean blood pressureControl of hypertensionMean blood pressureBlood pressure levelsRisk factor profileComparison of prevalenceRepresentative population sampleLower ratesDyslipidemia awarenessSevere hypertensionHemoglobin A1cHypertension treatmentControl ratePlasma glucose
2016
Prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in children & adolescents: A systematic review
Pacor J, Younus A, Malik R, Osondu C, Aziz M, Ogunmoroti O, Younus M, Aneni E, Spatz E, Humayun C, Virani S, Blaha M, Nasir K. Prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in children & adolescents: A systematic review. Progress In Pediatric Cardiology 2016, 43: 141-146. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2016.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdeal CVH metricsIdeal cardiovascular healthCVH metricsCardiovascular healthPhysical activityLow prevalenceSystematic reviewIdeal cardiovascular health metricsIdeal blood pressureCardiovascular health metricsMEDLINE database searchBlood pressurePlasma glucoseExclusion criteriaIndependent reviewersHealthy dietPrevalence dataPrevalenceAvailable evidenceChild populationPrevalence percentageYoung populationHealth metricsBMIDiet