title: Cardiovascular health among Philadelphia adolescents: analysis of youth risk behaviour data, 2011.
abstract: Improving population-level cardiovascular health is a public health priority. Guided by the American Heart Association's metrics for ideal heart health, we examined the prevalence of behavioural heart health indicators using a representative sample of urban adolescents. Less than 1% (0.6%) of the sample had ideal heart health. The alarmingly low percentage of ideal behavioural heart health suggests that primary prevention approaches to address cardiovascular health in youth are warranted.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Health Studies,East Stroudsburg University,East Stroudsburg,United States of America.
authors.forename: Clare M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lenhart
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Public Health,Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States of America.
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manjelievskaia
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Public Health,Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States of America.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Echeverri
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Public Health,Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States of America.
authors.forename: Freda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*