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National Cross-Sectional Data on Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Adults in Mongolia in 2019 Cover

National Cross-Sectional Data on Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Adults in Mongolia in 2019

Global Heart
Volume 17 (2022): Issue 1
By: Supa Pengpid and  Karl Peltzer  
Open Access
|May 2022
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Table 1

Sample characteristics of participants aged 20 years and older, Mongolia, 2019.

ALLMALEFEMALE
N (%)N (%)N (%)
ALL4516a2306b2480c
Age (years)
      20–341462 (32.4)692 (34.0)770 (31.0)
      35–491654 (36.6)758 (37.2)896 (36.1)
      50–691400 (31.0)586 (28.8)814 (32.8)
Education (in years)
      0–91305 (28.9)708 (34.8)597 (24.1)
      10–111136 (25.2)525 (25.8)611 (24.6)
      ≥122075 (45.9)803 (39.4)1272 (51.3)
Household adult members
      0–21860 (56.1)883 (43.8)977 (39.6)
      3 or more2623 (43.9)1135 (56.2)1488 (60.4)
Employed
      No1526 (33.8)558 (27.4)968 (39.1)
      Yes2984 (66.2)1475 (72.6)1509 (60.9)
Ethnic group
      Other655 (14.6)335 (16.5)320 (13.0)
      Khalkh3844 (85.4)1693 (83.5)2151 (87.0)
Residence
      Rural1644 (36.4)821 (40.3)823 (33.2)
      Urban2872 (63.6)1215 (59.7)1657 (66.8)

[i] a 879 (16.3%) were excluded due to history of CVD; b 347 (14.6%) and c 532 (17.7%) were excluded due to history of CVD.

Table 2

Cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics distribution in percent, overall and by sex.

CARDOIOVASCULAR HEALTH METRICSALLMALEFEMALEP-VALUE
Smoking<0.001
      Poor26.347.05.1
      Intermediate5.99.52.2
      Ideal67.843.592.7
Body mass index0.483
      Poor53.852.555.0
      Intermediate14.815.713.9
      Ideal31.431.731.1
Healthy diet score<0.001
      Poor70.774.367.0
      Intermediate27.524.530.5
      Ideal1.81.22.5
Physical activity<0.001
      Poor23.421.325.7
      Intermediate10.67.513.7
      Ideal66.071.260.6
Total cholesterol<0.001
      Poor4.75.73.8
      Intermediate17.919.815.9
      Ideal77.474.580.3
Blood pressure<0.001
      Poor21.924.419.4
      Intermediate35.742.528.7
      Ideal42.433.151.8
Fasting glucose<0.001
      Poor8.510.07.0
      Intermediate17.719.216.1
      Ideal73.870.876.9
      No of ideal CVH metrics<0.001
      00.91.40.3
      15.28.32.1
      215.520.510.4
      326.028.023.9
      424.622.426.9
      520.215.325.2
      67.44.010.9
      70.20.00.3
≥5 ideal CVH metrics27.719.336.4<0.001
M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)
0–7 ideal CVH metrics3.6 (1.4)3.2 (1.3)4.0 (1.3)<0.001
0–14 CVH metrics8.5 (2.3)7.9 (2.3)9.1 (2.2)<0.001
Table 3

Cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics distribution in percent, by age group.

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH METRICSAGE GROUP IN YEARSP-VALUE
20–3435–4950–69
Smoking0.151
      Poor24.527.129.3
      Intermediate6.25.95.4
      Ideal69.367.065.2
Body mass index<0.001
      Poor39.364.468.7
      Intermediate14.916.012.9
      Ideal45.819.618.4
Healthy diet score0.168
      Poor69.572.770.4
      Intermediate29.125.527.0
      Ideal1.41.82.6
Physical activity<0.001
      Poor19.424.929.9
      Intermediate9.711.311.5
      Ideal70.863.858.6
Total cholesterol<0.001
      Poor3.25.66.8
      Intermediate12.020.226.9
      Ideal84.874.166.2
Blood pressure<0.001
      Poor8.725.146.0
      Intermediate35.038.233.3
      Ideal56.336.620.7
Fasting glucose<0.001
      Poor5.69.613.2
      Intermediate13.820.122.4
      Ideal80.670.464.4
No of ideal CVH metrics<0.001
      00.60.61.9
      12.36.310.1
      210.117.923.5
      318.931.832.1
      425.924.422.3
      528.615.78.8
      613.33.21.3
      70.30.10.0
≥5 ideal CVH metrics42.319.010.2<0.001
M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)
0–7 ideal CVH metrics4.1 (1.3)3.3 (1.2)2.9 (1.2)<0.001
0–14 CVH metrics9.4 (2.2)8.0 (2.1)7.3 (2.2)<0.001
Table 4

Associations between sociodemographic factors and 5–7 ideal CVH metrics.

VARIABLEUNADJUSTED OR (95% CI)ADJUSTED OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
      20–341 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      35–490.32 (0.26, 0.39)***0.28 (0.23, 0.35)***
      50–690.15 (0.12, 0.20)***0.13 (0.10, 0.17)***
Gender
      Female1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Male0.42 (0.34, 0.50)***0.36 (0.29, 0.43)***
Education (in years)
      0–91 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      10–111.01 (0.77, 1.32)0.81 (0.61, 1.08)
      ≥121.61 (1.28, 2.03)***0.86 (0.66, 1.11)
Household adult members
      0–21 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      3 or more1.18 (0.99, 141)1.24 (1.03, 1.50)*
Employed
      No1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Yes0.78 (0.65, 0.94)**0.85 (0.68, 1.07)
Ethnic group
      Other1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Khalkh0.72 (0.54, 0.94)*0.72 (0.53, 0.96)*
Residence
      Rural1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Urban1.06 (0.86, 1.31)1.09 (0.85, 1.38)

[i] OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Intervals; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

Table 5

Adjusted associations between sociodemographic factors and 5–7 ideal CVH metrics by sex.

VARIABLEUNADJUSTED OR (95% CI)ADJUSTED OR (95% CI)
Male
Age (years)
      20–341 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      35–490.25 (0.18, 0.38)***0.25 (0.18, 0.36)***
      50–690.17 (0.11, 0.26)***0.14 (0.09, 0.22)***
Education (in years)
      0–91 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      10–111.01 (0.66, 1.55)0.74 (0.47, 1.16)
      ≥121.45 (0.99, 2.12)0.83 (0.54, 1.27)
Household adult members
      0–21 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      3 or more1.55 (1.16, 2.05)**1.54 (1.15, 2.08)**
Employed
      No1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Yes0.56 (0.40, 0.78)***0.55 (0.38, 0.80)**
Ethnic group
      Other1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Khalkh0.59 (0.38, 0.91)*0.74 (0.48, 1.12)
Residence
      Rural1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Urban0.93 (0.66, 1.32)1.11 (0.76, 1.61)
Female
Age (years)
      20–341 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      35–490.31 (0.24, 0.39)***0.29 (0.22, 0.38)***
      50–690.12 (0.09, 0.17)***0.12 (0.09, 0.17)***
Education (in years)
      0–91 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      10–110.90 (0.64, 1.28)0.85 (0.60, 1.20)
      ≥121.43 (1.07, 1.91)*0.82 (0.60, 1.14)
Household adult members
      0–21 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      3 or more1.04 (0.83, 1.31)1.04 (0.82, 1.32)
Employed
      No1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Yes1.14 (0.91, 1.42)1.17 (0.90, 1.51)
Ethnic group
      Other1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Khalkh0.74 (0.55, 0.99)*0.72 (0.52, 1.01)
Residence
      Rural1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
      Urban1.06 (0.83, 1.35)1.10 (0.83, 1.46)

[i] OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Intervals; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1122 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2022
Accepted on: May 9, 2022
Published on: May 30, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
cardiovascular health,
adults,
Mongolia

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