About The Study: Almost 90% of U.S. adults met criteria for cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic (CKM) syndrome (stage 1 or higher) and 15% met criteria for advanced stages, neither of which improved between 2011 and 2020. Substantial between-subgroup differences in advanced stages were observed, with older age, men, and Black adults at increased risk. Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases are pathophysiologically interrelated and were the leading causes of death in 2021. In 2023, the American Heart Association introduced a novel staging construct, termed CKM syndrome, to enhance multidisciplinary approaches to prevention, risk stratification, and management of these disorders.
About The Study: Almost 90% of U.S. adults met criteria for cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic (CKM) syndrome (stage 1 or higher) and 15% met criteria for advanced stages, neither of which improved between 2011 and 2020. Substantial between-subgroup differences in advanced stages were observed, with older age, men, and Black adults at increased risk. Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases are pathophysiologically interrelated and were the leading causes of death in 2021. In 2023, the American Heart Association introduced a novel staging construct, termed CKM syndrome, to enhance multidisciplinary approaches to prevention, risk stratification, and management of these disorders.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Muthiah Vaduganathan, M.D., M.P.H., email mvaduganathan@bwh.harvard.edu.
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Denise Maddox. "Prevalence of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages in US adults." Scienmag, 8 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/prevalence-of-cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic-syndrome-stages-in-us-adults/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Denise Maddox. "Prevalence of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages in US adults." Scienmag. May 8, 2024. https://scienmag.com/prevalence-of-cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic-syndrome-stages-in-us-adults/
