Spousal Concordance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Newly Married Couples in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Several studies have shown that older married couples share a propensity for accruing the same cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. However, it remains unclear if these spousal associations reflect their shared home environment and lifestyle or the tendency to choose a partner with a similar perspective on lifestyle choices and behaviors (assortative mating). Evaluating these associations in young, newly married couples may help to differentiate between these 2 possibilities.

Objective

To evaluate the spousal concordance of cardiovascular risk factors in young, newly married couples.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study recruited 831 couples around the time of marriage registration in Liuyang, China,

SUBMITTER: Retnakaran R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature