Seyed Mostafa Seyed Hossieni Tezerjani - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center , Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Nastaran Ahmadi - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center , Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Seid Kazem Razavi-Ratki - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Ali Talebizade - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center , Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mohammad Taghi Sareban - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center , Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Maryam Baghbeheshti - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center , Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Objectives: Children are the most important asset in any country. Since cardiovascular diseases are built up little by little from childhood, this study attempted to detect the relationship between psychological, spiritual, and social health conditions and cardiovascular risk factors in children. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study performed on ۱۰۳۵ children aged ۶-۱۸ years by multi-stage random cluster sampling in ۲۰۱۶ in Yazd province of Iran. The lifestyle questionnaire (LSQ) was used to collect data. In addition, demographic information (i.e., age and sex) and cardiac risk factors were measured. Logistic regression and t-test were used to analyze the data. Results: In this study, by increasing the mean score of psychological and spiritual health, fasting blood sugar (FBS) decreased significantly (OR = ۰.۱۴, ۹۵% CI: ۰.۰۲-۰.۸۰, P trend = ۰.۰۰۳ and OR = ۰.۰۵, ۹۵% CI: ۰.۰۱, -۰.۲۸, P trend = ۰.۰۱۳). Also, with increasing the mean score of spiritual health, body mass index (BMI) reduced significantly too. (OR = ۰.۳۵, ۹۵% CI: ۰.۱۸-۰.۶۶, P trend = ۰.۰۱۴). However, social health failed to be significantly associated with cardiac risk factors. Conclusions: FBS in children aged ۶-۱۸ years is affected by psychological and spiritual health. BMI and the level of spiritual health also turned out to be inversely related. As a result, psychological and spiritual health dimensions should be improved to lower the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in children aged ۶-۱۸ years.

Children, Cardiovascular risk factors, Health, Life style