Cardiovascular health and life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease in the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population

• Main Authors: Xue Xia (Author), Shuohua Chen (Author), Xue Tian (Author), Qin Xu (Author), Yijun Zhang (Author), Xiaoli Zhang (Author), Penglian Wang (Author), Shouling Wu (Author), Liming Lin (Author), Anxin Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High cardiovascular health (CVH) was associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and longer life expectancy. However, whether life years lived without CVD could increase faster than or at least at the same pace as total lifespan remains unknown. We aimed to explore...