sp0075">Lifestyle factors (non-obese waist circumference, physical activity ≥ 5 times-per-week, non-smoking, low saturated-fat-intake, highest Mediterranean diet score quartile) were assessed during an in-home examination and interviewer-administered questionnaires. Adjudicated incident ASCVD (nonfatal/fatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease death) and all-cause mortality were identified through active participant follow-up.
sp0080">Overall, 5.1%, 28.9%, 36.9%, 21.7% and 7.5% had 0, 1, 2, 3, and ≥ 4 of the 5 healthy lifestyle factors studied. There were 377 incident ASCVD events (203 CHD events and 174 strokes) and 471 deaths during 5.8 and 6.0 median years of follow-up, respectively. ASCVD incidence rates (95% CI) per 1000-person-years associated with 0, 1, 2, 3 and ≥ 4 healthy lifestyles were 13.4 (7.3–19.5), 12.8 (10.4–15.2), 11.0 (9.0–12.9), 11.0 (8.3–13.7), and 8.7 (4.9–12.4), respectively. Mortality rates associated with 0, 1, 2, 3 and ≥ 4 healthy lifestyles were 20.6 (13.3–27.8), 15.9 (13.3–18.5), 13.1 (10.9–15.2), 12.6 (9.9–15.2) and 9.2 (5.3–13.2) per 1000-person-years, respectively. The use of more healthy lifestyles was associated with lower risks for ASCVD and mortality after multivariable adjustment.
sp0085">Healthy lifestyles are underutilized among high-risk US adults and may substantially reduce their ASCVD risk.