Association of Population Well-Being With Cardiovascular Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) varies across communities and is associated with known structural and population health factors. Still, a population's well-being, including sense of purpose, social relationships, financial security, and relationship to community, may be an important target to improve cardiovascular health.

Objective

To examine the association of population level measures of well-being with rates of CVD mortality in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study linked data from the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index (WBI) survey to county-level rates of CVD mortality from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. Participants were respondents of the WBI surve

SUBMITTER: Spatz ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature