Healthy lifestyle partly mediates the association between self-rated health and risk of overall and cause-specific mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-rated health status is a subjective but important indicator of an individual's perception of overall health. However, it remains unclear whether lifestyle may mediate or modify the association of self-rated health status with overall and cause-specific mortality.

Methods

This prospective cohort analysis included 401,410 US adults from the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Self-rated health was categorized as "very good to excellent," "good," or "poor to fair." A healthy lifestyle was defined by a normal body mass index, never smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, adequate physical activity, and a higher diet quality score. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall and cause-specific mortality were estimated us

SUBMITTER: Miao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature