Effects of a Health‐Partner Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk

Background Lifestyle modifications are first‐line measures for cardiovascular disease prevention. Whether lifestyle intervention also preserves cardiovascular health is less clear. Our study examined the role of a Health Partner–administered lifestyle intervention on metrics of ideal cardiovascular...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the American Heart Association 2016-10, Vol.5 (10), p.n/a
Main Authors: Al Mheid, Ibhar, Kelli, Heval Mohamed, Ko, Yi‐An, Hammadah, Muhammad, Ahmed, Hina, Hayek, Salim, Vaccarino, Viola, Ziegler, Thomas R., Gibson, Greg, Lampl, Michelle, Alexander, R. Wayne, Brigham, Ken, Martin, Greg S., Quyyumi, Arshed A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
American Heart Association
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
cardiovascular risk
Cholesterol - blood
Diet
European Continental Ancestry Group
Exercise
Female
Health Behavior
health education
Health Educators
health partner
Humans
Insulin Resistance
lifestyle
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
Original Research
prevention
Risk Reduction Behavior
Smoking Cessation
United States
Universities
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Background Lifestyle modifications are first‐line measures for cardiovascular disease prevention. Whether lifestyle intervention also preserves cardiovascular health is less clear. Our study examined the role of a Health Partner–administered lifestyle intervention on metrics of ideal cardiovascular health. Methods and Results A total of 711 university employees (48±11 years; 66% women, 72% Caucasian/22.5% African Americans) enrolled in a program that promoted healthier lifestyles at Emory University (Atlanta, GA). Anthropometric, laboratory, and physical activity measurements were performed at baseline and at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years of follow‐up. Results were utilized by the Health Partner to generate a personalized plan aimed at meeting ideal health metrics. Compared to baseline, at each of the 6‐month, 1‐year, and 2‐year follow‐up visits, systolic blood pressure was lower by 3.6, 4.6, and 3.3 mm Hg (P
ISSN:2047-9980
2047-9980
DOI:10.1161/JAHA.116.004217