May 1, 2004The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
Lifestyles of Older Adults: Can We Influence Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults?
Why the study?
Do healthy lifestyle habits reduce cardiovascular disease risk and mortality in adults aged 65 years or older?
Population
Adults aged 65 years or older from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Comparison
Healthy lifestyle habits vs Poor lifestyle habits
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
May reinforce lifestyle associations late in life; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes in adults ≥65.
Structured PICO
Do healthy lifestyle habits reduce cardiovascular disease risk and mortality in adults aged 65 years or older?
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Population
Adults aged 65 years or older from the Cardiovascular Health Study
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Intervention
Healthy lifestyle habits (including fatty fish and cereal fiber intake, modest alcohol consumption, moderate to high physical activity, and smoking avoidance)
C
Comparator
Poor lifestyle habits (low fish/fiber intake, little to no physical activity, and smoking)
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Outcome
Cardiovascular disease risk (including coronary death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and overall mortality)hard clinical
Healthy lifestyle habits, including diet, physical activity, and smoking avoidance, remain strongly associated with reduced cardiovascular risk and increased years of healthy life even when assessed late in life.
Cite This Study
Mozaffarian et al. (2004) studied this question.