biostudies-literatureZhang YBScience Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hubei ProvinceFundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesIntramural NIH HHSNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation60-74https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9830550biostudies-literatureUnknown98(1)<h4>Objective</h4>To prospectively examine the associations of combined lifestyle factors with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in patients with diabetes.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Patients with prevalent diabetes were included from 5 prospective, population-based cohorts in China (Dongfeng-Tongji cohort and Kailuan study), the United Kingdom (UK Biobank study), and the United States (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study). Healthy lifestyle scores were constructed according to non-current smoking, low to moderate alcohol drinking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, and optimal body weight; the healthy level of each lifestyle factor was assigned 1 point, or 0 for otherwise, and the range of tMayo Clinic proceedingsAssociation of Combined Healthy Lifestyles With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality of Patients With Diabetes: An International Multicohort Study.PMC9830550820735542021CFA0488202100581930124ZIA CP0101962021GCRC0762021M6911292021GCRC075Zhou YFWu SLHan XTu ZZYu DPan AGuo KQLiu LGHe MAYang HDWu TWang YWan ZZYang KLiao LMZhang YBGeng TTXia PFChen JXWang GDPan XFChen SHZhang XMWang YXLu QLiu GfalseAssociation of Combined Healthy Lifestyles With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality of Patients With Diabetes: An International Multicohort Study.<h4>Objective</h4>To prospectively examine the associations of combined lifestyle factors with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in patients with diabetes.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Patients with prevalent diabetes were included from 5 prospective, population-based cohorts in China (Dongfeng-Tongji cohort and Kailuan study), the United Kingdom (UK Biobank study), and the United States (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study). Healthy lifestyle scores were constructed according to non-current smoking, low to moderate alcohol drinking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, and optimal body weight; the healthy level of each lifestyle factor was assigned 1 point, or 0 for otherwise, and the range of t2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jan2025-04-21T15:10:24.266Z2025-04-21T15:10:24.266ZS-EPMC98305503660395810.1016/j.mayocp.2022.08.012