Life’s Essential 8 and the risk of cardiovascular disease death and all-cause mortality in Finnish men
An erratum to this article was published (Eur J Prev Cardiol, 20 Sep 2024 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
Life's Essential 8 was strongly and inversely associated with the risk of CVD death and all-cause mortality among ageing men.
Study context
- Population
- Finnish men aged 42–60 years without cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline (Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease study)
- Participants
- 1,662 men
- Exposure
- Higher vs lower LE8 score
- Outcome
- CV and all-cause mortality
- Follow-up
- Median 30 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Deaths from CVD
- 402
- Deaths from any cause
- 987
- Per 50-unit increase in LE8: lower risk of CVD death (adjusted for age, alcohol, socio-economic status)
- 17%
- Per 50-unit increase in LE8: lower risk of all-cause death (adjusted for age, alcohol, socio-economic status)
- 14%
- Top vs bottom LE8 quartile: lower risk of CVD mortality
- 60%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Life’s Essential 8 and the risk of cardiovascular disease death and all-cause mortality in Finnish men. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 February 2023. doi:10.
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