Combination of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on the Risk of Hypertension in a Large Cohort of French Adults.

ABSTRACT: Healthy lifestyle factors are widely recommended for hypertension prevention and control. Nevertheless, little is known about their combined impact on hypertension, in the general population. Our aim was to compute a Healthy Lifestyle Index (HLI) comprising the main non-pharmacological measures usually recommended to improve hypertension prevention: normal weight, regular physical activity, limited alcohol consumption, adoption of a healthy diet; to evaluate their combined impact on hypertension incidence. We prospectively followed the incidence of hypertension among 80,426 French adults participating in the NutriNet-Santé cohort study. Self-reported dietary, socio-demographic, lifestyle and health data were assessed at baseline and yearly using a dedicated website; the association between

SUBMITTER: Lelong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683281 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature