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Adherence to a lifestyle risk index comprising smoking, high alcohol intake, poor diet, physical inactivity, prolonged sitting, and unhealthy sleep duration is strongly associated with increased all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older adults.
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There was a strong relationship between the lifestyle risk index score and all-cause mortality... Adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors could reduce the risk for death from all causes.
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort (n=231,048), long follow-up (median 5.9 years), adjusted for major confounders, but relies on self-reported data.
Source
Traditional and Emerging Lifestyle Risk Behaviors and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from a Large Population-Based Australian Cohort
Ding Ding et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2015
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001917
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