Association of cumulative exposure and dynamic change patterns of metabolic syndrome score with cardiometabolic multimorbidity progression among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: a longitudinal analysis based on CHARLS
Metabolic syndrome patterns and physical activity levels independently shape heart-disease risk in middle-aged adults, suggesting lifestyle intervention timing matters.
Using K-means clustering on CHARLS longitudinal data, this study shows that both cumulative metabolic syndrome score exposure and its dynamic change trajectory independently predict cardiometabolic multimorbidity progression in middle-aged and older Chinese adults. Physical activity moderated these associations, suggesting lifestyle interventions as actionable prevention targets.
What the study was
- Study design
- Longitudinal cohort study (CHARLS database, K-means clustering)
- Population
- Middle-aged and older Chinese adults in CHARLS national cohort
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Cardiovascular Diabetology. Endocrinology Reports
Why it surfaced
Novel trajectory-based approach to MetSyn exposure and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in large Chinese national cohort; sample size not reported in abstract.
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