Objectively Measured Built Environments and Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged and Older Korean Adults

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 1861
• Main Authors: Lee, Eun Young, Choi, Jungsoon, Lee, Sugie, Choi, Bo Youl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.02.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Angina; Angina pectoris; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Built Environment; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cerebral infarction; Construction; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Disease control; Disease prevention; Dyslipidemia; Fast food; Food; Humans; Hypertension; Metabolic disorders; Middle Aged; Myocardial infarction; Neighborhoods; Obesity; Population density; Public transportation; Questionnaires; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Residence Characteristics; Restaurants; Risk factors; Sociodemographics; Statistical analysis; Stroke; Urban areas; Urban environments; Republic of Korea; built environment; angina; myocardial infarction; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; diabetes; hypertension; stroke; Korea; middle-aged and older adults

This study assesses the association between the objectively measured built environment and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in 50,741 adults from the Korean Community Health Survey. The CVD outcomes of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI) or angina were derived...