From 1999-2002 to 2015-2018, worsening seen in proportion with ideal HbA1c, BMI; increase in proportion with non-HDL-C levels
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD), risk factors have worsened over time, according to a study published in the July 12 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Yumin Gao, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional analysis involving 6,335 adults with self-reported CVD participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 through 2018 to examine trends in risk profiles.
The researchers found that from 1999-2002 to 2015-2018, there was a worsening in the proportion with ideal hemoglobin A1c and body mass index from 58.7 to 52.4 percent and from 23.9 to 18.2 percent, respectively. After an initial improvement, there was a decrease in the proportion with blood pressure
“Our health system needs to improve in an optimal way to deliver preventive care as patients navigate the transition from the hospital to the home, and then long-term chronic care,” a coauthor said in a statement.
One author disclosed financial ties to the medical technology industry.
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