By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Preventive Medicine Week -- Current study results on Epidemiology - Epidemiology and Community Health have been published. According to news reporting originating in Cardiff, United Kingdom, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To examine the combined influence of changes in physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption on all-cause mortality. Health behaviours were assessed in 1984/1985 and 1991/1992 in 8123 adults from the UK (4666 women, median age 41.0 years).”
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Cardiff University, “An unhealthy lifestyle score was calculated, allocating one point for smoking, fruits and vegetables <3 times a day, physical activity <2 hours a week and >14 units (women) or >21 units of alcohol (men) per week. There were 2003 deaths over a median follow-up of 6.6 years (IQR 5.9-7.2) following the resurvey. The modal change in the unhealthy lifestyle score was zero, 41.8% had the same score, 35.5% decreased and 22.7% increased score between surveys. A one unit decrease in the unhealthy lifestyle score was not associated with a beneficial effect on mortality (HR 0.93; 95% CI 0.83 to 1.04). A one unit increase in the unhealthy lifestyle score increased the risk of mortality (adjusted HR 1.09; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.18).”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “In this general population sample, the adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle was associated with an increased risk of mortality.”
For more information on this research see: Association between changes in lifestyle and all-cause mortality: the Health and Lifestyle Survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , 2018;():. (BMJ Publishing Group - http://group.bmj.com/; Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - http://jech.bmj.com/)
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J. White, Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. Additional authors for this research include G. Greene, M. Kivimaki and G.D Batty.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-210363. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-04-22), Findings from Cardiff University Provides New Data about Epidemiology and Community Health (Association between changes in lifestyle and all-cause mortality: the Health and Lifestyle Survey), Preventive Medicine Week, 9, ISSN: 1547-8580, BUTTER® ID: 015486135
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