Combined lifestyle factors and cardiovascular disease mortality in Chinese men and women: the Singapore Chinese health study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle factors directly influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, yet little research has examined the association of combined lifestyle factors with CVD mortality, especially in Asian populations.

Methods and results

We examined the association of 6 combined lifestyle factors (dietary pattern, physical activity, alcohol intake, usual sleep, smoking status, and body mass index) with CVD mortality in 50 466 (44 056 without a history of diabetes mellitus, CVD, or cancer and 6410 with diabetes mellitus or history of clinical CVD) Chinese men and women in Singapore who were 45 to 74 years of age during enrollment in the Singapore Chinese Health Study in 1993 to 1998 and followed up through 2009. Each lifestyle factor was independently associated with CVD mortali

SUBMITTER: Odegaard AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3400937 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature