Analysis of the effect of physical activity level on cardiovascular risk in 7 712 Community populations and its related factors
Objective This study exploried differences in physical activity between participants with versus without high risk of cardiovascular diseases(CVD).Methods Survey data from the China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events(PEACE)Million Persons Project in Jiawang District,Xuzhou City,Jiangsu from 2015 to 2018 were ana-lyzed.A questionnaire and physical examination were performed to collect data on physical activity.The presence of high CVD risk was determined according to the preliminary screening results of the questionnaire.Chi square test or ANOVA was used to compare differences in physical activity.Associations between CVD high risk and the different physical activity lev-els were analyzed with logistic regression models.Results A total of 7 712 participants(2 764 in the high-risk group and 4 948 in non-high-risk group)were included.The rates of participating in exercise and never exercising were 15.4%and 77.6%respectively.Higher rates of participating in exercise were observed among participants who were male,who had an education level of high school or above,who were not farmers,who had household income>50 000 RMB annually,who drank alcohol,who had a BM1 between 18.5 and 23.9 kg/m2,who did not have hypertension,who had diabetes,and who did not have dyslipidemia than were observed among the other groups(P<0.05).The rates of never exercising were higher among participants who were female,had an education lev-el of junior school or below,who were farmers,who had household income≤50 000 RMB annually,who did not drink alcohol,who had a BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2,who had hypertension,who did not have diabetes,and who had dyslipidemia than were observed among the other groups(P<0.05).Logistic regression models indicated s standardized OR(95%CI)of the rates of participation in exercise and occasional exer-cise of 0.622(0.476-0.813)and 0.459(0.377-0.559),respectively.Conclusion Participating in exercise was beneficial for the high CVD risk population.