Need for improvement of cardiovascular health : a clustering method to identify cardiovascular health profiles

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association..

BACKGROUND: In France, the overall trend in the incidence of cardiovascular disease is unfavourable, especially in young subjects. This highlights the need to promote cardiovascular health by targeting the main risk factors. Social marketing campaigns to improve cardiovascular health should identify unhealthy behaviour and understand the target audience. The objective of this study was to identify poor cardiovascular health profiles in the French population using a clustering method.

METHODS: Subjects aged 18-74 years with no history of cardiovascular disease were included from the Esteban cross-sectional survey (2014-16). To evaluate cardiovascular health, seven items were considered as defined by the American Heart Association: blood glucose, blood cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, cigarette smoking, diet and physical activity. Cardiovascular health profiles were identified from these seven items by combining multiple correspondence analysis with hierarchical clustering and partitioning.

RESULTS: A total of 1673 subjects were included in the main analysis. Five cardiovascular health profiles were identified: two profiles corresponded to subjects with poor cardiovascular health (mainly older men with a low socioeconomic status), two to subjects with intermediate cardiovascular health (one mainly comprised of young women with a low socioeconomic status and the other of young subjects with a high socioeconomic status) and one to subjects with good cardiovascular health (mainly older women).

CONCLUSION: This description of cardiovascular health profiles, which led to the identification and characterization of target audiences for future population-based prevention campaigns, should be the starting point for improving cardiovascular health in the French population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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European journal of public health - 33(2023), 4 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 732-737

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soyer, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Gabet, Amélie [VerfasserIn]
Grave, Clémence [VerfasserIn]
Piffaretti, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Verdot, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Salanave, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Deschamps, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Fosse-Edorh, Sandrine [VerfasserIn]
Carcaillon-Bentata, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Olié, Valérie [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 03.08.2023

Date Revised 04.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/eurpub/ckad048

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NLM357575156