Primary prevention of stroke by a healthy lifestyle in a high-risk group.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impact of a healthy lifestyle on stroke risk in men at higher risk of stroke because of other cardiovascular diseases or conditions.

Methods

Our study population comprised 11,450 men in the Cohort of Swedish Men who had a history of hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes, heart failure, or atrial fibrillation. Participants had completed a questionnaire about diet and lifestyle and were free from stroke and ischemic heart disease at baseline (January 1, 1998). We defined a healthy lifestyle as a low-risk diet (≥5 servings/d of fruits and vegetables and <30 g/d of processed meat), not smoking, ≥150 min/wk of physical activity, body mass index of 18.5 to 25 kg/m(2), and low to moderate alcohol consumption (>0 to ≤30 g/d). Ascertainment of strok

SUBMITTER: Larsson SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4456657 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature