Decreasing prevalence of no known major risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Mississippi adults, Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001 and 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  BMC Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Mendy, Vincent L. ; Vargas, Rodolfo ; El-sadek, Lamees ; Short, Vanessa L.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Mississippi. However, the prevalence of no known CVD risk factors among Mississippi adults and the change of prevalence in the past 9 years have not been described. We assess changes in prevalence of no known CVD risk factors during 2001 and 2009.
  
  Methods
  
  Prevalence of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, physical inactivity, smoking, and obesity were investigated. Survey respondents who reported having none of these factors were defined as having no known CVD risk factors. Differences in prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were determined using t-test analysis.
  
  Results
  
  Overall, age-standardized prevalence of having no known CVD risk factors significantly decreased from 17.3% in 2001 to 14.5% in 2009 (p = 0.0091). The age-standardized prevalence of no known CVD risk factors were significantly lower in 2009 than in 2001 among blacks (8.9% vs. 13.2%, p = 0.008); males (13.5% vs. 17.9%, p = 0.0073); individuals with a college degree (25.2%, vs. 30.8%, p = 0.0483); and those with an annual household income of $20,000–$34,999 (11.6% vs. 16.9%, p = 0.0147); and $35,000–$49,999 (15.2% vs. 23.3%, p = 0.0135).
  
  Conclusion
  
  The prevalence of no known CVD risk factors among Mississippi adults significantly decreased from 2001 to 2009 with observed differences by race, age group, sex, and annual household income.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes Mellitus Female Health Status Humans Hypercholesterolemia Hypertension Male Middle Aged Obesity Population Surveillance Prevalence Risk Factors Smoking Young Adult

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• Source:
  BMC Public Health. 16.
• Pubmed ID:
  27914466
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5135807
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U50 DP003088/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  Mississippi
• Volume:
  16
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8a0ebab6ed2d4df2fc68abf930a764cb1ac6bc07576bbb2a8b2c2fe679d1affd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44862/cdc_44862_DS1.pdf
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