Contribution of Major Lifestyle Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The goal of this study was to determine the relative contribution of major lifestyle factors on the development of heart failure (HF) in older adults.

Background

HF incurs high morbidity, mortality, and health care costs among adults ≥65 years of age, which is the most rapidly growing segment of the U.S.

Methods

We prospectively investigated separate and combined associations of lifestyle risk factors with incident HF (1,380 cases) over 21.5 years among 4,490 men and women in the Cardiovascular Health Study, which is a community-based cohort of older adults. Lifestyle factors included 4 dietary patterns (Alternative Healthy Eating Index, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, an American Heart Association 2020 dietary goals score, and a Biologic pattern,

SUBMITTER: Del Gobbo LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4508377 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature