Smoking, heavy drinking, physical inactivity, and obesity among middle-aged and older adults in China: cross-sectional findings from the baseline survey of CHARLS 2011-2012

• Main Authors: Lijie Ding (Author), Yajun Liang (Author), Edwin C. K. Tan (Author), Yin Hu (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Yanxun Liu (Author), Fuzhong Xue (Author), Rui Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prevention and control of cardiometabolic conditions and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China may contribute to sustainable CVD reduction globally, given the fact that one-fifth of the worldwide population is in China. Knowing the distribution of behavioral risk factors (e.g., s...