Increase in Vascular Function Parameters According to Lifestyles in a Spanish Population without Previous Cardiovascular Disease-EVA Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this longitudinal descriptive observational study was to analyze the influence of different lifestyles on arterial stiffness (AS) throughout five years of follow-up and to describe the differences by sex in a Spanish adult population without cardiovascular disease at the start of the study. A random stratified sampling by age and sex was used to obtain 501 subjects included in the initial assessment. No cardiovascular disease was allowed in the subjects. The average age was 55.9 years, and 50.3% were women. A total of 480 subjects were analyzed again five years later. Alcohol and tobacco consumption were collected with standardized questionnaires. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed with the Mediterranean diet adherence screener (MEDAS) questionnaire. Physical activ

SUBMITTER: Navarro Caceres A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648779 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature