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Cardiovascular health among Philadelphia adolescents: analysis of youth risk behaviour data, 2011

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2013

Clare M. Lenhart ,
Janna Manjelievskaia ,
Andrea Echeverri  and
Freda Patterson
Clare M. Lenhart*
Affiliation:
Department of Health Studies, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, United States of America
Janna Manjelievskaia
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Andrea Echeverri
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Freda Patterson
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: C. M. Lenhart, Department of Health Studies, East Stroudsburg University, 200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301, United States of America. Tel: 570-422-3748; Fax: 570-322-3848; E-mail: clenhart1@esu.edu
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Abstract

Improving population-level cardiovascular health is a public health priority. Guided by the American Heart Association's metrics for ideal heart health, we examined the prevalence of behavioural heart health indicators using a representative sample of urban adolescents. Less than 1% (0.6%) of the sample had ideal heart health. The alarmingly low percentage of ideal behavioural heart health suggests that primary prevention approaches to address cardiovascular health in youth are warranted.

Keywords

Adolescentepidemiologypublic health
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 748 - 751
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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