Combined impact of multiple healthy lifestyles on digestive diseases: a large population-based prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy lifestyle modification is widely recommended for preventing digestive system diseases, but the effects of individual and combined behaviors, particularly potential interactions, are not fully understood.

Methods

This study investigates the association between six healthy lifestyle behaviors (moderate alcohol consumption, never smoking, adequate sleep, regular physical activity, a healthy diet, and limited sedentary behavior) and the risk of 20 digestive system diseases, participants were grouped into high, moderate, and low adherence. Cox proportional hazards models evaluated the associations between these behaviors and disease risk.

Results

Among 267,408 participants, 53,690 (20.08%) were classified as high adherence group, 158,023 (59.09%) as mode

SUBMITTER: Yuan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639982 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature