Association of health knowledge with adoption of heart healthy behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis using data from the PURE study
Main finding · Health knowledge and heart healthy behaviours (smoking cessation; antihypertensive treatment use)Result — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.70 95% CI 1.19–2.43Authors' conclusion
This study reinforces that better health knowledge shapes adoption of heart healthy behaviours such as smoking cessation and taking anti-hypertensive treatment even after accounting for baseline education and wealth.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 35 to 70 years from 21 countries (PURE study)descriptive analysis
- Participants
- 12,962 adults
- Exposure
- Health knowledge and adoption of heart healthy behaviours
- Outcome
- Smoking cessation and use of antihypertensive treatment
Methodological detailsmulti-cohort, 21 countries
- Multi-cohort
- 21 countries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Health knowledge and heart healthy behaviours (smoking cessation; antihypertensive treatment use)
Adjusted odds ratio
1.70
95% CI 1.19–2.43
Aware vs Not aware
aOR 1.70 (95% CI 1.19–2.43)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Association of health knowledge with adoption of heart healthy behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis using data from the PURE study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 17 July 2025. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it