Hui-Fang L, et al. - Among rural southwest Chinese adults, researchers assessed the impact of ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. They investigated 7,027 adults aged ≥ 35 years of Han and four ethnic minority group descent (Na Xi, Li Shu, Dai, and Jing Po) via a cross-sectional survey. Among participants, the top two CVD risk factors were current smoking and drinking status. The prevalence of hypertension, obesity, and central obesity was found to be the highest among Dai ethnic minority participants, whereas the highest prevalence of current smoking status, SHS exposure, and current drinking status was reported among Jing Po ethnic minority participants. With age, they noted an increase in the prevalence of CVD risk factor clusters. The likelihood of having CVD risk factors was more in males and people with lower education levels and lower annual household income vs their counterparts. In rural southwest China, the clustering of CVD risk factors was found to be common. Findings revealed a significant influence of ethnicity and individual SES on the prevalence of CVD risk factors and their clustering.