机构：[a]Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China职能科室临床流行病与循证医学中心首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院[b]Department of Epidemiology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death and disease burden in China and worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the status of cardiovascular health among urban Chinese children and adolescents. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 12,618 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, who were recruited from Chinese urban areas during 2013-2015. The poor, intermediate, and ideal levels of 7 cardiovascular health metrics, including smoking, body mass index, dietary intake, physical activity, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol were defined according to revised American Heart Association criteria. Results: Ideal smoking status was the most prevalent health component (overall, 90.7%; males, 86.3% and females, 95.4%), whereas ideal health diet score (overall, 8.7%; males, 9.1% and females, 8.3%) was the least prevalent among urban Chinese children and adolescents. The majority (overall, 84.9%; males, 82.6% and females, 87.4%) of participants had 3-5 ideal metrics. The overall prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health (i.e. meeting all 7 ideal components) was extremely low (overall, 0.5%; males, 0.5% and females, 0.4%). Conclusions: The prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents is extremely low, particularly for physical activity and healthy dietary intake. Effective public health interventions are required to improve cardiovascular health in children and adolescents to reduce future cardiovascular risk.Key messages Ideal health diet score was the least prevalent health component among urban Chinese children and adolescents The prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents was extremely low Effective public health interventions are required to improve cardiovascular health in children and adolescents to reduce future cardiovascular risk
基金：
National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC0900602, 2016YFC1300101]; National Science and Technology Support Projects for the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" of China [2012BAI03B03]
第一作者机构：[a]Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[a]Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China[b]Department of Epidemiology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China[*1]Center for Childhood Chronic Disease Management, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health. 56 Nanlishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Yinkun Yan,Junting Liu,Xiaoyuan Zhao,et al.Cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents[J].ANNALS OF MEDICINE.2019,51(1):88-96.doi:10.1080/07853890.2019.1580383.
APA：
Yinkun Yan,Junting Liu,Xiaoyuan Zhao,Hong Cheng,Guimin Huang...&Jie Mi.(2019).Cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents.ANNALS OF MEDICINE,51,(1)
MLA：
Yinkun Yan,et al."Cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents".ANNALS OF MEDICINE 51..1(2019):88-96
