Changes in health behaviors and risk of cardiovascular disease among midlife and aging municipal employees with and without metabolic risk factors: A register-linkage cohort study in Finland
Changes in health behaviors were associated with CVD risk, varying by metabolic factors. Findings support targeted interventions to promote behavior change, particularly increasing physical activity in those with metabolic risks.
Authors
- Antti Etholén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-6838)
- Jaakko Harkko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8682-1544)
- Tea Lallukka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-3129)
- Eero Teppo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-665X)
- Pekka Jousilahti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-0979)
- Olli Pietiläinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-0182)
- Luka Vähäsarja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9474-3831)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108379
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00