Improving cardiovascular health in black men through a 24-week community-based team lifestyle change intervention: The black impact pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher cardiovascular health scores, using American Heart Association's (AHA) Life's Simple 7 (LS7), have been associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and mortality among all racial/ethnic groups. Nationally, Black men have the lowest levels of LS7. Thus, a study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a community-based team lifestyle change program on LS7 among Black men.

Methods

Black adult males (n = 74) from a large Midwestern city participated in Black Impact, a 24-week community-based team lifestyle change program adapted from the Diabetes Prevention Program and AHA's Check, Change, Control Blood Pressure Self-Management Program, which incorporates AHA's LS7 framework. The change in a LS7 score (range 0-14) from

SUBMITTER: Joseph JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801748 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature