Melvin Echols, MD

Sedentary behaviors are associated with increased CVD risk and, when combined with social drivers of health, increase the risk of adverse CVD events like coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.

Social drivers of health are determined primarily by an individual’s economic stability, access to quality education, and health care. These factors also play a key role in the proportion of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) in an individual’s lifetime, which can also impact their cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.