Outdoor temperature, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease mortality among 23 000 individuals with diagnosed cardiovascular diseases from China by Yang, L, Li, L, Lewington, S, Guo, Y, Sherliker, P, Bian, Z, Collins, R, Peto, R, Liu, Y, Yang, R, Zhang, Y, Li, G, Liu, S, Chen, Z

“…Blood pressure is a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and both may increase as outdoor temperatures fall. …”

Outdoor temperature, blood pressure and cardiovascular disease mortality among people with diagnosed cardiovascular diseases: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank by Yang, L, Li, L, Lewington, S, Guo, Y, Sherliker, P, Bian, Z, Collins, R, Peto, R, Wu, X, Wang, S, Study, CKB

The burden of hypertension and associated risk for cardiovascular mortality in China. by Lewington, S, Lacey, B, Clarke, R, Guo, Y, Kong, X, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Bian, Z, Chen, J, Meng, J, Xiong, Y, He, T, Pang, Z, Zhang, S, Collins, R, Peto, R, Li, L, Chen, Z

“…Hypertension is a leading cause of premature death in China, but limited evidence is available on the prevalence and management of hypertension and its effect on mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD).To examine the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension and to assess the CVD mortality attributable to hypertension in China.This prospective cohort study (China Kadoorie Biobank Study) recruited 500 223 adults, aged 35 to 74 years, from the general population in China. …”

Adherence to healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular diseases in the Chinese population by Lv, J, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Tang, X, Zhang, W, Qian, Y, Huang, Y, Wang, X, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Qi, L, Li, L, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…BACKGROUND: Adherence to a combination of healthy lifestyle factors has been related to a considerable reduction of cardiovascular risk in white populations; however, little is known whether such associations persist in nonwhite populations like the Asian population. …”

Fresh fruit consumption and major cardiovascular disease in China. by Du, H, Li, L, Bennett, D, Guo, Y, Key, T, Bian, Z, Sherliker, P, Gao, H, Chen, Y, Yang, L, Chen, J, Wang, S, Du, R, Su, H, Collins, R, Peto, R, Chen, Z

“…<h4>Background</h4> <p>In Western populations, a higher level of fruit consumption has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but little is known about such associations in China, where the consumption level is low and rates of stroke are high.…”

Association between blood pressure categories and cardiovascular disease mortality in China by Guo, J, Lv, J, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Zheng, B, Wu, M, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Su, J, Zhang, J, Yao, J, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Yu, C, Li, L

“…Updated evidence about the associations of BP categories with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and its subtypes is warranted. …”

Association of red meat consumption, metabolic markers, and risk of cardiovascular diseases by Pan, L, Chen, L, Lv, J, Pang, Y, Guo, Y, Pei, P, Sansome, S, Millwood, IY, Du, H, Sohoni, R, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Walters, RG, Hua, Y, Chen, J, Yu, C, Chen, Z, Li, L

“…<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The metabolic mechanism of harmful effects of red meat on the cardiovascular system is still unclear. The objective of the present study is to investigate the associations of self-reported red meat consumption with plasma metabolic markers, and of these markers with the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).…”

Cardiovascular risk factors and Parkinson’s disease in 500,000 Chinese adults by Clarke, R, Lewington, S, Mappin‐Kasirer, B, Turnbull, I, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Chen, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Z, Clarke, R, China Kadoorie Biobank

“…Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess associations of history of heart disease or stroke with Parkinson's disease in all participants, and of cardiovascular disease risk factors with Parkinson's disease in a subset without prior cardiovascular disease. …”

WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction model performance in 10 regions, China by Yang, S, Ding, Y, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Pang, Y, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Du, H, Schmidt, D, Stevens, R, Bennett, D, Clarke, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Lv, J

“…<p><strong>Objective</strong></p> <p>To validate the World Health Organization (WHO) non-laboratory-based cardiovascular disease risk prediction model in regions of China.…”

Association physical activity and risk of major cardiovascular diseases in Chinese men and women by Bennett, D, Du, H, Clarke, R, Guo, Y, Yang, L, Bian, Z, Chen, Y, Millwood, I, Yu, C, He, P, Zheng, X, Collins, R, Chen, J, Peto, R, Li, L, Chen, Z

“…Substantial uncertainty remains about the relevance, both qualitatively and quantitatively, of domain-specific physical activity for cardiovascular disease (CVD) subtypes in Chinese adults. …”

Association of depression with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adults in China by Meng, R, Yu, C, Liu, N, He, M, Lv, J, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Zhang, X, Chen, Z, Wu, T, Pan, A, Li, L, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…Objective:To investigate whether depression is a risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in adults in China.…”

Pneumonia hospitalizations and the subsequent risk of incident ischaemic cardiovascular disease in Chinese adults by Hu, Y, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Han, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Du, H, Pang, Y, Sun, D, Jin, J, Zhang, J, Wang, J, Shao, C, Tang, Y-D, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Lv, J, Li, L

“…Background Acute respiratory infections have been associated with a transient increase in cardiovascular risk. However, whether such an association persists beyond 1 month and the potential modifying effect of cardiovascular risk factors on such an association are less well established. …”

Association of healthy lifestyle with incident cardiovascular diseases among hypertensive and normotensive Chinese adults by Su, J, Geng, H, Chen, L, Fan, X, Zhou, J, Wu, M, Lu, Y, Hua, Y, Jin, J, Guo, Y, Lv, J, Pei, P, Chen, Z, Tao, R

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;Whether lifestyle improvement benefits in reducing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) events extend to hypertensive patients and whether these benefits differ between hypertensive and normotensive individuals is unclear. …”

Liver biomarkers, genetic and lifestyle risk factors in relation to risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese by Wang, X, Cheng, S, Lv, J, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, R, Chen, Y, Du, H, Duan, H, Gilbert, S, Avery, D, Chen, J, Pang, Y, Chen, Z, Li, L

“…<strong><p>Background and aims:</strong></p> <p>Liver biomarkers and metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) have been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is limited evidence on CVD subtypes [myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke (IS), and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)], especially in the Chinese population. …”

Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array. by Ganesh, S, Tragante, V, Guo, W, Guo, Y, Lanktree, M, Smith, E, Johnson, T, Castillo, B, Barnard, J, Baumert, J, Chang, Y, Elbers, C, Farrall, M, Fischer, M, Franceschini, N, Gaunt, T, Gho, J, Gieger, C, Gong, Y, Isaacs, A, Kleber, M, Mateo Leach, I, McDonough, C, Meijs, M, Mellander, O

“…Blood pressure (BP) is a heritable determinant of risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). To investigate genetic associations with systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and pulse pressure (PP), we genotyped ∼50 000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that capture variation in ∼2100 candidate genes for cardiovascular phenotypes in 61 619 individuals of European ancestry from cohort studies in the USA and Europe. …”

Burden of carotid artery atherosclerosis in Chinese adults: implications for future risk of cardiovascular diseases by Clarke, R, Du, H, Kurmi, O, Parish, S, Yang, M, Arnold, M, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Wang, L, Chen, Y, Meijer, R, Sansome, S, McDonnell, J, Collins, R, Li, L, Chen, Z

“… <h4>Background</h4> <p>Population-based studies of ultrasound measures of carotid atherosclerosis are informative about future risks of cardiovascular disease. </p> <h4>Design</h4> <p>Cross-sectional studies of carotid artery atherosclerosis in 24,822 Chinese adults from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) and 2579 Europeans from the UK Biobank.…”

Menopause characteristics, total reproductive years, and risk of cardiovascular disease among Chinese women by Yang, L, Lin, L, Kartsonaki, C, Guo, Y, Chen, Y, Bian, Z, Xie, K, Jin, D, Li, L, Lv, J, Chen, Z

“… <h4>Background</h4> <p>Previous studies, mostly of Western women, have reported inconsistent findings on the association of menopause characteristics (status, age, and time since menopause) and total reproductive years with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).</p> <h4>Methods and Results</h4> <p>The China Kadoorie Biobank recruited 302 632 women in 2004 to 2008 from 10 regions across China. …”

Ideal cardiovascular health and mortality: pooled results of three prospective cohorts in Chinese adults by Zhang, Y, Yu, C, Chen, S, Tu, Z, Zheng, M, Lv, J, Wang, G, Liu, Y, Yu, J, Guo, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Guo, K, Yang, K, Yang, H, Zhou, Y, Jiang, Y, Zhang, X, He, M, Liu, G, Chen, Z, Wu, T, Wu, S, Li, L, Pan, A

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Evidence on the relations of the American Heart Association's ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) with mortality in Asians is sparse, and the interaction between behavioral and medical metrics remained unclear. …”

Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array by Ganesh, S, Tragante, V, Guo, W, Guo, Y, Lanktree, M, Smith, E, Johnson, T, Castillo, B, Barnard, J, Baumert, J, Chang, Y, Elbers, C, Farrall, M, Fischer, M, Gaunt, N, H Gho, J, Gieger, C, Gong, Y, Isaacs, A, Kleber, M, Leach, I, McDonough, C, Meijs, M, Mellander, O, Molony, C

Association of anxiety with cardiovascular disease in a Chinese cohort of 0.5 million adults by Wu, M, Zhu, Y, Lv, J, Guo, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Tang, W, Xiang, S, Sun, X, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Yu, C, Li, L

“…<p><strong>Background</strong></p> Anxiety might be a potentially modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Evidence relating anxiety symptoms and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to CVDs from prospective cohort study was still lacking in China. …”