Joint association of smoking and physical activity with mortality in elderly hypertensive patients: A Chinese population-based cohort study in 2007-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although associations of physical activity and smoking with mortality have been well-established, the joint impact of physical activity and smoking on premature mortality among elderly hypertensive population was still unclear. This study aimed to assess association of physical activity, smoking, and their interaction with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk in elderly hypertensive patients.

Methods

We included 125,978 Chinese hypertensive patients aged 60-85 years [mean (SD) age, 70.5 (6.9) years] who had records in electronic health information system of Minhang District of Shanghai, China in 2007-2015. Cox regression was used to estimate individual and joint association of smoking and physical activity on all-cause and CVD mortality. Inter

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558130 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature