Cardiology · Public Health · 6 h ago
Meeting Two or More Movement Guidelines Linked to Lower CVD Risk in SUN Cohort
In a prospective cohort of 13,897 Spanish university graduates, meeting at least two of three 24-hour movement guidelines was associated with lower cardiovascular event risk. During a mean 14.48 years of follow-up, 148 events occurred; the estimates were imprecise and do not establish causality.
- Cohort included 13,897 Spanish university graduates.
- There were 148 cardiovascular events over 14.48 years.
- Meeting two or three guidelines was associated with lower risk.
- Observational findings do not establish causality.
Researchers analyzed data from 13,897 participants in Spain’s Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) prospective cohort. Participants completed baseline questionnaires from 1999 and were followed biennially. The exposure was adherence to Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines: at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week, no more than eight hours of sitting per day, and recommended nightly sleep of 7–9 hours (7–8 hours for adults aged 65 or older). The primary outcome was incident nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death.
Over a mean 14.48 years, 148 cardiovascular events were reported. In fully adjusted analyses, compared with meeting none of the guidelines, meeting two was associated with a lower event risk (hazard ratio 0.37, 95% CI 0.14–0.99), as was meeting all three (HR 0.36, 95% CI 0.14–0.95). Nearly half the cohort met all three guidelines, while 0.96% met none. The findings are observational, based on self-reported behaviors, and the small number of events—particularly in the reference group—limits precision. The associations do not show that guideline adherence caused lower risk.
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European Journal of Public Health: Is adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines related to a lower risk of cardiovascular events? A prospective cohort study including 13 897 participants from the SUN project ↗This is an automated AI-condensed summary that has not yet been reviewed by an editor. Always consult the full item at the original source.