County-level association between modifiable health behaviors and premature mortality in the United States
We demonstrate an independent association of county-level physical inactivity, insufficient sleep, and current smoking with premature mortality. Further research and public health efforts are needed to understand and mitigate these risk factors at the county level to improve health outcomes.
Authors
- Laurence S. Sperling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9417-6370)
- Kashvi Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-1804)
- Andrew J. Sauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9268-2795)
- Erin D. Michos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-5084)
- Christie Mitchell Ballantyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-1730)
- Layla A. Abushamat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-881X)
- Dmitry Abramov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-3109)
- Vijay Nambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4237-0267)
- Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-1483)
Institutions
- Loma Linda University Medical Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Saint Luke's Hospital (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103003
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00