Prevalence and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among elderly adults in Yuexiu district, Guangzhou City, China: a cross sectional study
Excluding smoking, there is a high prevalence of CRFs in the elderly population of Southern China, especially hypertension. In addition, the clustering of CRFs was high. In the future, a healthy lifestyle should be promoted in the elderly, and the prevention and management of CRFs should be optimized according to the prevalence and cluster characteristics.
Authors
- Yongneng Xu
- GU Xiao-yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0665-3312)
- Xiaomin Zhang
- Xiaoxia Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5687-4992)
- Kun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0092-7178)
- Jun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9318-4368)
- Fan Weng
- Yanting Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-8933)
Institutions
- Xinjiang Medical University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04676-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16
Funders
- Guangdong Medical Research Foundation