Abstract: Objective To highlight the impact of behavioral and non-behavioral factors on cardiovascular health, disease prevention and management. Methods Cox regression and forest plots were used to assess and demonstrate the relationship between their behavioral and non-behavioral factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a study population of 20 745 people at high cardiovascular risk from Zhejing province. Apriori algorithm was used to analyze the correlation between behavioral factors and non-behavioral factors for people with at least one of the greatest risk behavioral factors. Results The incidence of cardiovascular risk in Zhejiang province was positively related to age and inversely related to education level of target population. The higher risk was identified in in male and population in urban citities as compared to female and the people in rural areas; The risk was positively related to smoking intensity and showed a U-shaped association with alcohol intake; The incidence was lowest in those who were mainly standing during routine work; The risk was lower in those who had a clear distinction between busy and idle farming activity in farmers; Men who were engaged in general physical labor and never smoked nor drank high dose of alcohol; Women who never smoked and drank, but did not work and at home were important factors related to the higher cardiovascular risk rate. Conclusions There are a wide range of factors affecting the high-risk population of cardiovascular disease, and there is a certain correlation among these factors.

Key words: cardiovascular disease, high risk group, behavioral factor, Cox regression, apriori algorithm