Search resultsHealthy lifestyle factors associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk
Title
Healthy lifestyle factors associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2011
Authors
Journal
British Journal of Nutrition
Volume
105
Issue
5
Pagination
747 - 754
Date published
2011
ISBN
00071145 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, Aged, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, article, Cardiometabolic risk, cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, controlled study, Cross-Sectional Studies, cross-sectional study, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, diet, drinking behavior, Exercise, Female, food intake, fruit, Health Behavior, heart muscle metabolism, human, Humans, Life Style, lifestyle, lifestyle modification, major clinical study, male, meat, Middle Aged, non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Odds Ratio, physical activity, population research, prevalence, Risk, risk assessment, risk factor, Risk Factors, risk reduction, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, smoking cessation, television, television viewing, vegetable
Abstract
Minimal data are available regarding the cumulative effects of healthy lifestyle behaviours on cardiometabolic risk. The objective of the present study was to examine a combination of healthy lifestyle behaviours associated with cardiometabolic risk reduction. The analysis was based on a cross-sectional study of 1454 participants from the population-based Lipid Research Clinic's Princeton Follow-up Study. The healthy lifestyle factors included fruit and vegetable intake ≥ 5 servings/d, meat intake ≤ 2 servings/d, never smoking, consuming 2-6 alcoholic drinks/week, television (TV) viewing time ≤ 2h/d and moderate to vigorous physical activity ≥ 4h/week. The combination of healthy lifestyle behaviours was strongly and negatively associated with the presence of cardiometabolic risk, as well as with a composite cardiometabolic risk score after adjustment for race, age, generation and sex. With each additional healthy lifestyle factor, cardiometabolic risk decreased by 31% (OR ·69; 95% CI ·61, ·78). A higher healthy lifestyle score was associated with a lower prevalence of cardiometabolic risk (P for trend<·001). Compared with individuals having "1 healthy lifestyle behaviours, those with 5 or 6 healthy lifestyle behaviours had a 70% lower prevalence of cardiometabolic risk (OR ·30 95% CI ·13, ·67). Healthy lifestyle behaviours including sufficient fruit and vegetable intake, less meat intake, less TV viewing time, abstinence from smoking, modest alcohol intake and regular exercise are associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk.