cardiovascular health
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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
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 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 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27515136 <Internet> http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2016/08/11/CIR.0000000000000441 - ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554691