Risk Factors for Heart Disease among U.S. Adults: A Population Study
Event Website
https://publichealth.lsuhsc.edu/honorsday/2022/
Start Date
2-4-2024 9:00 AM
Description
Background: Heart disease (HD) has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. since 1960. Several researches report that HD can be prevented to a certain extent by controlling some modifiable risk factors. Recent studies show a decreasing trend in the prevalence of HD among U.S. adults, which might result from advances in medical sciences and improvement in the management of risk factors. Objectives: We evaluated demographic characteristics and common risk factors of HD among U.S. adults based on recent data. The considered modifiable risk factors are BMI, hypertension, stroke history, diabetes, smoking, asthma history, and sleep trouble. Methods: This study included 5569 U.S. adults of age≥20 years from the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). HD status was defined if a person had one of the three conditions- coronary artery disease, angina, and heart attack. The difference between the risk factors and HD status were evaluated by the Rao-Scott chi-square test for categorical variables and linear regression for continuous variables. The adjusted odds ratios (AOR) were obtained from a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted by age, gender and race. All analyses were weighted to account for the complex sampling design applied in NHANES. Results: The U.S. adults with hypertension were associated with a higher risk of HD (AOR=2.94, 95%CI=1.76-4.92). Similarly, higher risk was also observed among U.S. adults with stroke history (AOR=1.70, 95% CI=1.57-2.50), diabetes (AOR=2.82, 95% CI=2.15-3.70), asthma (AOR=1.54, 95% CI=1.11-2.15) and had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime (AOR=1.70, 95% CI=1.16-2.50). BMI and sleep trouble were not found significant. Among the adjusting factors, age and gender were found significant. Conclusions: The modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, stroke history, diabetes, asthma and smoking significantly increased the risk of HD. By reducing or controlling these risk factors, the risk of HD can be reduced.
Recommended Citation
Mazumder, Harun and Lin, Hui-Yi, "Risk Factors for Heart Disease among U.S. Adults: A Population Study" (2024). School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Sessions. 6.
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Risk Factors for Heart Disease among U.S. Adults: A Population Study
Background: Heart disease (HD) has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. since 1960. Several researches report that HD can be prevented to a certain extent by controlling some modifiable risk factors. Recent studies show a decreasing trend in the prevalence of HD among U.S. adults, which might result from advances in medical sciences and improvement in the management of risk factors. Objectives: We evaluated demographic characteristics and common risk factors of HD among U.S. adults based on recent data. The considered modifiable risk factors are BMI, hypertension, stroke history, diabetes, smoking, asthma history, and sleep trouble. Methods: This study included 5569 U.S. adults of age≥20 years from the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). HD status was defined if a person had one of the three conditions- coronary artery disease, angina, and heart attack. The difference between the risk factors and HD status were evaluated by the Rao-Scott chi-square test for categorical variables and linear regression for continuous variables. The adjusted odds ratios (AOR) were obtained from a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted by age, gender and race. All analyses were weighted to account for the complex sampling design applied in NHANES. Results: The U.S. adults with hypertension were associated with a higher risk of HD (AOR=2.94, 95%CI=1.76-4.92). Similarly, higher risk was also observed among U.S. adults with stroke history (AOR=1.70, 95% CI=1.57-2.50), diabetes (AOR=2.82, 95% CI=2.15-3.70), asthma (AOR=1.54, 95% CI=1.11-2.15) and had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime (AOR=1.70, 95% CI=1.16-2.50). BMI and sleep trouble were not found significant. Among the adjusting factors, age and gender were found significant. Conclusions: The modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, stroke history, diabetes, asthma and smoking significantly increased the risk of HD. By reducing or controlling these risk factors, the risk of HD can be reduced.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/dohd/2022/2022/6