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. 2019 Jun 18:15:100922.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100922. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Ideal cardiovascular health and quality of life among Finnish municipal employees

Elina Bergman  1 , Eliisa Löyttyniemi  2 , Päivi Rautava  3   4 , Veera Veromaa  1   5 , Päivi E Korhonen  1   5
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Ideal cardiovascular health and quality of life among Finnish municipal employees

Elina Bergman et al. Prev Med Rep. .

Abstract

Ideal cardiovascular health has been defined by the American Heart Association as the absence of clinically manifest cardiovascular disease together with the presence of favorable levels of cardiovascular health metrics. The ideal metrics are hard to achieve and the aim of this study was to assess the association between favorable cardiovascular health and perceived overall quality of life (QoL). A cross-sectional study was conducted in Finland among 836 employees in 2014 (732 women, 104 men, mean age 48 (SD 10) years) from ten municipal work units. The ideal metrics were evaluated with a physical examination, laboratory tests, medical history and self-administered questionnaires. The cardiovascular health was categorized into three groups by achievement of the ideal metrics. QoL was assessed with the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index. The prevalence of having 5-7 of the ideal metrics was 25.1% (210), of having 3-4 it was 53.6% (448) and for 0-2 it was 21.3% (178). The EUROHIS-QOL mean score among all participants was 3.92 (SD 0.54). The EUROHIS-QOL mean score had a positive association with the sum of ideal metrics, and was 3.72, 3.91 and 4.10 among subjects with 0-2, 3-4 and 5-7 ideal metrics, respectively. Furthermore, poor sleep quality and disease burden had a significant negative association with QoL. A favorable cardiovascular health status together with good sleep quality seems to have a clear association with overall quality of life among employees in municipal work units.

Keywords: Cardiovascular health; Occupational health; Quality of life; Sleep.

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