Cardiovascular health in urban Chinese children and adolescents

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death and disease burden in China and worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the status of cardiovascular health among urban Chinese children and adolescents.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 12,618 children and adolescents aged 6–18 years, who were recruited from Chinese urban areas during 2013–2015. The poor, intermediate, and ideal levels of 7 cardiovascular...