Trajectory Patterns of Three Lifestyle Behaviors and Subsequent Health Conditions in Japanese Adults: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study Using a Health Checkup Database.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the associations between lifestyle behavioral changes over time and the risks of cancer and cardiovascular diseases are documented worldwide, evidence specific to the Japanese population remains limited. This study aimed to elucidate the trajectories of lifestyle behaviors and their associations with health conditions.

Methods

We analyzed health checkup data from the Japan Medical Data Center Claims Database from 2005 to 2019, specifically those of individuals who underwent 10 consecutive annual checkups. We focused on smoking, frequency of drinking alcohol, and regular exercise habits as the exposure factors. A group-based trajectory model was employed to estimate the patterns of single and multiple trajectories for three exposures. Furthermore, a line

SUBMITTER: Tajima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11543322 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature