Self-Reported Outdoor Light Exposure Time and Incident Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A healthy lifestyle is an important factor for preventing heart failure. However, the association between outdoor light exposure time and heart failure is still unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between outdoor light exposure time and the incidence of heart failure.

Methods and results

This cohort study included participants from the UK Biobank recruited from 2006 to 2010 who were 40 to 70 years of age and free of heart failure at baseline. The mean follow-up time was 12.61 years. The outdoor light exposure time was self-reported at baseline. A restricted cubic spline was performed to examine the potential nonlinear relationship between outdoor light exposure and the incidence of heart failure. Cox proportional hazard models were used t

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature