Healthy lifestyles and rapid progression of carotid plaque in population with atherosclerosis: A prospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy lifestyles are effective means to reduce major cardiovascular events. However, little is known about the association of healthy lifestyles with development of carotid atherosclerosis at the early stage of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Methods

We enrolled participants from Fujian province in the China PEACE MPP project. We calculated a healthy lifestyle score by adherence to non-smoking, sufficient physical activity, healthy diet and healthy body mass index. Cox proportional hazards regression models and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to explore the association between the healthy lifestyles and rapid progression of carotid plaque.

Results

8379 participants were included (mean age: 60.6 ± 8.3 years, 54.6 % female), with a median follow-up

SUBMITTER: Fang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10979119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature