Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective: Adolescent’s ideal cardiovascular health index (ICVH) seems to be an important indicator of youth’s lifestyles and cardiometabolic health with potential positive consequences for their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between the ICVH index and HRQoL in adolescents.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on secondary analyses from the LabMed Physical Activity Study (n=407 adolescents, 53% girls). ICVH, as defined by the American Heart Association, was determined as meeting ideal behaviors (physical activity, body mass index, smoking status, and diet intake) and health factors (blood pressure, total glucose, and cholesterol). HRQoL was measured with the Kidscreen-10 self-report questionnaire.Results: Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed a significant association between the accumulation of ideal cardiovascular health metrics and HRQoL (F(4,403)=4.160; p=0.003). In addition, the higher the number of ideal health behaviors accumulated, the higher the mean values of HRQoL (p-value for trend=0.001), after adjustments for age, sex, socioeconomic status and pubertal stage.Conclusions: ICVH index was positively associated with HRQoL in adolescents. Ideal health behaviors metrics seem to have a stronger association with HRQoL than the ideal health factors metrics in adolescents.
Highlights
With the advancement of epidemiological transition, chronic diseases have become the greatest cause of death
In 2010, the American Heart Association created a useful tool for cardiovascular risk surveillance called the Ideal Cardiovascular Health Index (ICVH index)
Ideal cardiovascular health score was positively associated with Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in adolescents
Summary
With the advancement of epidemiological transition, chronic diseases have become the greatest cause of death. Cardiometabolic disorders in adolescents are occurring at progressively younger ages worldwide and cardiovascular risk factors such as low HDL-cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, and high blood pressure are prevalent is adolescents.[1] In 2010, the American Heart Association created a useful tool for cardiovascular risk surveillance called the Ideal Cardiovascular Health Index (ICVH index). This index comprises health behaviors (tobacco use, physical activity, body mass index, and diet) and health factors (blood pressure, plasma total cholesterol, and fasting glucose).[2]. The association between ICVH and psychological parameters are not well stablished
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