Developmental stages of cardiovascular risk factors and their public health impact: a life course perspective

本研究采用生命过程方法，旨在（a）调查青年期心血管（CVD）风险因素的发展阶段（产前、儿童期和青少年期）;（B）确定直接或间接影响这些发展阶段的因素;（c）量化这些阶段和个体因素的公共卫生负担。研究结果将加强我们对心血管疾病发展阶段及其公共卫生负担的理解。

Using a life course approach, the aims of this study are to (a) investigate the developmental stages (pre-natal, childhood and adolescence) of cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in young adulthood; (b) identify what is influencing these developmental stages either directly or indirectly and (c) quantify the public health burden of these stages and individual factors. Findings will enhance our understanding of the developmental stages of CVD and their public health burden.