Combined Impact of Health Behaviors on Mortality in Low-Income Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

African Americans and low-income whites have higher mortality than the U.S. general population. This study prospectively investigated the combined influence of major lifestyle factors and poverty on mortality in this vulnerable population.

Methods

Data were collected in 2002-2009 from 79,101 Southern Community Cohort Study participants, of which 67% were African American and 55% had household incomes <$15,000. Mortality outcomes were identified from the National Death Index though December 31, 2011 (data analyzed in 2014-2015). Healthy behavior scores were created based on tobacco smoking, alcohol intake, diet, physical activity, and sedentary time. The primary analysis was performed based on the score created by counting each participant as having met/not met p

SUBMITTER: Warren Andersen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992598 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature