January 1, 2015Clinical CardiologyOpen Access

Applying the Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics to Couples: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Primary Care

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Why the study?

Is the cardiovascular health of an individual associated with that of their partner?

Population

181 couples from the Mitchelstown Study, a community-based cohort of middle-aged Irish adults.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AOAnne Marie O’FlynnMallow General Hospital SMSheena McHughRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland JMJamie M. MaddenUniversity College Dublin

Discussion

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Implication

Partner CV health concordance was associated; hypothesis-generating for couple-targeted prevention trials.

Structured PICO

Is the cardiovascular health of an individual associated with that of their partner?

Population

181 couples (362 individuals) from the Mitchelstown Study, a community-based cohort of middle-aged Irish adults.

Outcome

Concordance levels for cardiovascular health among couples using the American Heart Association ideal health metrics (smoking, body mass index, physical activity, diet, blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose).surrogate

An individual's cardiovascular health is significantly associated with their partner's, suggesting that prevention strategies targeting couples and families may be beneficial.

Cite This Study

O’Flynn et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7380294e58671dcf6c3857 https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.22350

Topics

Women and heart disease Cardiovascular prevention

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Applying the Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics to Couples: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Primary Care

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Structured PICO

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Applying the Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics to Couples: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Primary Care

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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