Does a low risk-factor profile reduce long-term mortality and increase life expectancy?
Individuals from very large cohort studies
Low risk-factor profile (favorable levels of cholesterol and blood pressure, non-smoking, no diabetes, no prior MI, no ECG abnormalities)
Long-term cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality and life expectancyhard clinical
Maintaining a low risk-factor profile (favorable cholesterol and blood pressure, non-smoking, no diabetes) is associated with significantly lower long-term mortality and increased life expectancy.
Based on these very large cohort studies, for individuals with favorable levels of cholesterol and blood pressure who do not smoke and do not have diabetes, MI, or ECG abnormalities, long-term mortality is much lower and longevity is much greater. A substantial increase in the proportion of the population at lifetime low risk could contribute decisively to ending the CHD epidemic.
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Jeremiah Stamler
General / Preventive / Lipids
Rose Stamler
General / Preventive / Lipids
James D. Neaton
JAMA
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
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Stamler et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69d572d975589c71d767e847 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.21.2012