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Healthy lifestyle changes favourably affect common carotid intima-media thickness: the Healthy Lifestyle Community Programme (cohort 2)

  • Common carotid intima-media thickness (ccIMT) progression is a risk marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD), whereas healthy lifestyle habits are associated with lower ccIMT. The objective of the present study was to test whether a healthy lifestyle intervention can beneficially affect ccIMT progression. A community-based non-randomised, controlled lifestyle intervention was conducted, focusing on a predominantly plant-based diet (strongest emphasis), physical activity, stress management and social health. Assessments of ccIMT were made at baseline, 6 months and 1 year. Participants had an average age of 57 years and were recruited from the general population in rural northwest Germany (intervention: n 114; control: n 87). From baseline to 1 year, mean ccIMT significantly increased in both the intervention (0⋅026 [95 % CI 0⋅012, 0⋅039] mm) and control group (0⋅045 [95 % CI 0⋅033, 0⋅056] mm). The 1-year trajectory of mean ccIMT was lower in the intervention group (P = 0⋅022; adjusted for baseline). In a subgroup analysis with participants with high baseline mean ccIMT (≥0⋅800 mm), mean ccIMT non-significantly decreased in the intervention group (−0⋅016 [95 % CI −0⋅050, 0⋅017] mm; n 18) and significantly increased in the control group (0⋅065 [95 % CI 0⋅033, 0⋅096] mm; n 12). In the subgroup, the 1-year trajectory of mean ccIMT was significantly lower in the intervention group (between-group difference: −0⋅051 [95 % CI −0⋅075, −0⋅027] mm; P < 0⋅001; adjusted for baseline). The results indicate that healthy lifestyle changes may beneficially affect ccIMT within 1 year, particularly if baseline ccIMT is high.

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Author:Christian KoederORCiD, Sarah Husain, Ragna-Marie Kranz, Corinna Anand, Dima Alzughayyar, Nora Schoch, Andrea Hahn, Heike Englert
URL:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-nutritional-science/article/healthy-lifestyle-changes-favourably-affect-common-carotid-intimamedia-thickness-the-healthy-lifestyle-community-programme-cohort-2/DD29870A14031B1EB3DF112B2A381695#article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2022.46
Parent Title (English):Journal of Nutritional Science
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2022/06/16
Year of first Publication:2022
Publishing Institution:FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences
Release Date:2022/06/17
Tag:atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; carotid intima-media thickness; lifestyle; plant-based diet
Volume:11
Institutes:Oecotrophologie · Facility Management (OEF)
Publication list:Englert, Heike
Köder, Christian
Kranz, Ragna-Marie
Anand, Corinna
Licence (German):License Logo Creative Commons - Namensnennung (CC BY 4.0)