| Title: | Association of lifestyle with valvular heart disease progression and life expectancy among elderly people from different socioeconomic backgrounds |
| Journal: | BMC Medicine |
| Published: | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39237933/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03576-9 |
Publication 13021
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Abstract
BackgroundCurrent cardiovascular prevention strategies are based on studies that seldom include valvular heart disease (VHD). The role of modifiable lifestyle factors on VHD progression and life expectancy among the elderly with different socioeconomic statuses (SES) remains unknown.MethodsThis cohort study included 164,775 UK Biobank participants aged 60 years and older. Lifestyle was determined using a five-factor scoring system covering smoking status, obesity, physical activity, diet, and sleep patterns. Based on this score, participants were then classified into "poor," "moderate," or "ideal" lifestyle groups. SES was classified as high or low based on the Townsend Deprivation Index. The association of lifestyle with major VHD progression was evaluated using a multistate mode. The life table method was employed to determine life expectancy with VHD and without VHD.ResultsThe UK Biobank documented 5132 incident VHD cases with a mean follow-up of 12.3 years and 1418 deaths following VHD with a mean follow-up of 6.0 years. Compared to those with a poor lifestyle, women and men followed an ideal lifestyle had lower hazard ratios for incident VHD (0.66 with 95% CI, 0.59-0.73 for women and 0.77 with 95% CI, 0.71-0.83 for men) and for post-VHD mortality (0.58 for women, 95% CI 0.46-0.74 and 0.62 for men, 95% CI 0.54-0.73). When lifestyle and SES were combined, the lower risk of incident VHD and mortality were observed among participants with an ideal lifestyle and high SES compared to participants with an unhealthy lifestyle and low SES. There was no significant interaction between lifestyle and SES in their correlation with the incidence and subsequent mortality of VHD. Among low SES populations, 60-year-old women and men with VHD who followed ideal lifestyles lived 4.2 years (95% CI, 3.8-4.7) and 5.1 years (95% CI, 4.5-5.6) longer, respectively, compared to those with poor lifestyles. In contrast, the life expectancy gain for those without VHD was 4.4 years (95% CI, 4.0-4.8) for women and 5.3 years (95% CI, 4.8-5.7) for men when adhering to an ideal lifestyle versus a poor one.ConclusionsAdopting a healthier lifestyle can significantly slow down the progression from free of VHD to incident VHD and further to death and increase life expectancy for both individuals with and without VHD within diverse socioeconomic elderly populations.</p>
13 Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cohort Studies
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Humans
- Life Expectancy
- Life Style
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Social Class
- United Kingdom
6 Authors
- Yanxia Wei
- Dawei Sun
- Sanjay Jaiswal
- Yuxin He
- Xianbao Liu
- Jian'an Wang
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 86898 | Non-genetic risk exposures, genetic predisposition, and complex diseases |
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