Cardiovascular health metrics and risk of heart failure in a Finnish population: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to examine the association between cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics and the risk of heart failure (HF) in a Finnish population.

Methods and results

We used the prospective population-based Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease cohort study comprising men aged 42-60 years at baseline (1984-89) and women aged 53-73 years at baseline (1998-2001). The CVH scores were computed from American Heart Association's CVH metrics for 2385 men and 825 women without a history of HF at baseline. The CVH scores, ranging from 0 to 14, were categorized into three: inadequate, average, and optimal groups. Multivariable Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for HF. During a median follow-up period of 27 years for

SUBMITTER: Isiozor NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10053268 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature