Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle is Associated With a Lower Risk of Diverticulitis among Men.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Diverticulitis is a common disease with high clinical burden. We evaluated the joint contribution of multiple lifestyle factors to risks of incident diverticulitis. We also estimated the proportion of diverticulitis preventable by lifestyle modifications.

Methods

We prospectively examined the association between lifestyle factors (red meat, dietary fiber intake, vigorous physical activity (activity with metabolic equivalent ≥6), body mass index (BMI), and smoking) and risk of diverticulitis among participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

Results

We documented 907 incident cases of diverticulitis during 757,791 person-years. High intake of red meat, low intake of dietary fiber, low vigorous physical activity, high BMI, and smoking were indepe

SUBMITTER: Liu PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736501 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature