Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesCohort study
Association of ideal cardiovascular health and Life's Simple 7 metrics with incident heart failure among older men: the British Regional Heart Study
- Prospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Our results highlight that a consistently healthy lifestyle, as reflected in a better CVH score maintained over an adult lifetime, is associated with lower HF risk in older men.
Study context
- Population
- Men aged 60–79y without prior MI or heart failure (HF), 24 British towns (British Regional Heart Study)369 developed HF
- Participants
- 3,698 men
- Exposure
- Ideal vs poor cardiovascular health (CVH); change in CVH score from middle to older age
- Outcome
- Incident HF
- Follow-up
- Median 15.8y
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Ideal CVH vs Poor CVHadjusted for age, social class and alcohol intake
0.51(0.38–0.68)
high-high vs Consistently low CVH33% reduction in risk
0.67(0.51–0.87)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Association of ideal cardiovascular health and Life's Simple 7 metrics with incident heart failure among older men: the British Regional Heart Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 April 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf216
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it