Healthy Lifestyle Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women With Normal Body Mass Index

Authors :: Rita Peila
Xiaonan Xue
Qibin Qi
Andrew J. Dannenberg
Matthew A. Allison
Karen C. Johnson
Michael J. LaMonte
Robert A. Wild
Bernhard Haring
Kathy Pan
Hilary A. Tindle
Randi Foraker
Nazmus Saquib
Ana Barac
Thomas E. Rohan
Source :: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 12, Iss 12 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Wiley, 2023.
Abstract: Background A lifestyle comprising a healthy diet, light alcohol consumption, no smoking, and moderate or intense physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the association of a healthy lifestyle index (HLI), derived from scores for each of these components plus waist circumference, with the risk of incident CVD and CVD subtypes in postmenopausal women with normal body mass index (18.5–63 years), body mass index (

Subjects :: body mass index
cardiovascular disease
healthy lifestyle index
postmenopausal women
prospective study
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701

Language :: English
ISSN :: 20479980
Volume :: 12
Issue :: 12
Database :: Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsdoj.bcda12c2aa7f4fc8925399789be4832c
Document Type :: article
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.029111

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