Association between Life's Crucial 9 and bowel health among US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2005-2010 with external validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abnormal bowel health, including constipation and diarrhea, is common in the general population. The American Heart Association recently introduced Life's Essential 8 (LE8) as a framework for assessing cardiovascular health (CVH). Building on this, Life's Crucial 9 (LC9) was developed by adding psychological health as a ninth component, providing a more holistic measure of overall health. Our objective was to investigate whether LC9 is linked to bowel health. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the association between LC9 and bowel health outcomes using nationally representative data, with validation in an independent hospital-based cohort.

Methods

This cross-sectional analysis included 12,817 adults from Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12615456 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature