Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the impact of combined lifestyle factors on premature mortality and life expectancy in Chinese adults.
Does adherence to combined healthy lifestyle factors reduce mortality and improve life expectancy in Chinese adults free of CVD, cancer, and diabetes?
Population
44,052 Chinese adults aged 45-74 years free of CVD, cancer, and diabetes
Comparison
Combined healthy lifestyle factors (composite score 0-5 scale)
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
From recruitment (1993-1998) to the end of 2016
Authors
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Supports lifestyle counseling in disease-free Chinese adults; extends prior data but leaves causality open pending trials.
Does adherence to combined healthy lifestyle factors reduce mortality and improve life expectancy in Chinese adults free of CVD, cancer, and diabetes?
Adherence to a combination of healthy lifestyle factors substantially reduces the risk of all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality, and increases life expectancy in Chinese adults.
Pan et al. (2019) studied this question.
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