Reduced cardiovascular events through dynamic lifestyle modification in individuals with prediabetes or prehypertension in Korea: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: There is limited knowledge regarding the impact of lifestyle changes on cardiovascular events and mortality among individuals with prehypertension or prediabetes. Methods: This was a serial retrospective cohort study utilizing data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Health Screening Cohort. The primary outcome considered in the study was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Results: A higher risk of MACE was found in men with prehypertension whose unhealthy lifestyle deteriorated (hazard ratio [HR], 1.13; 95% CI, 1.04-1.23; P=0.004), those who gained weight (HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.03-1.28; P=0.010), and those who began smoking (HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.17-1.55; P<0.001). Conversely, a reduced risk of MACE was observed in men with prehypertensi

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12093606 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature