25 , 26 Hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are related cardiometabolic risk factors, and their prevalences showed an increasing trend, consistent with that in previous decades, that may result in future increases in CVD. 3 , 4 , 5 Although hypertension has increased, so has treatment with relatively high levels of blood pressure control, compared to that in many countries. 27 The prevalences of diabetes and obesity increased approximately 1.5-fold over the study period. 4 Physical inactivity, a related cardiometabolic risk, has decreased in recent years.
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Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Canada: Variation by Migration and Temporal Factors, 2001-2018.
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