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Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study
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BACKGROUND: There is overwhelming evidence that behavioural factors influence health, but their combined impact on the general population is less well documented. We aimed to quantify the potential combined impact of four health behaviours on mortality in men and women living in the general community. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We examined the prospective relationship between lifestyle and mortality in a prospective population study of 20,244 men and women aged 45-79 y with no known cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline survey in 1993-1997, living in the general community in the United Kingdom, and followed up to 2006. Participants scored one point for each health behaviour: current non-smoking, not physically inactive, moderate alcohol intake (1-14 units a week) and plasma vitamin C >50 mmol/l indicating fruit and vegetable intake of at least five servings a day, for a total score ranging from zero to four. After an average 11 y follow-up, the age-, sex-, body mass-, and social class-adjusted relative risks (95% confidence intervals) for all-cause mortality(1,987 deaths) for men and women who had three, two, one, and zero compared to four health behaviours were respectively, 1.39 (1.21-1.60), 1.95 (1.70--2.25), 2.52 (2.13-3.00), and 4.04 (2.95-5.54) p < 0.001 trend. The relationships were consistent in subgroups stratified by sex, age, body mass index, and social class, and after excluding deaths within 2 y. The trends were strongest for cardiovascular causes. The mortality risk for those with four compared to zero health behaviours was equivalent to being 14 y younger in chronological age. CONCLUSIONS: Four health behaviours combined predict a 4-fold difference in total mortality in men and women, with an estimated impact equivalent to 14 y in chronological age.
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In EPIC-Norfolk, four simple health behaviours—nonsmoking, not physically inactive, moderate alcohol intake, and plasma vitamin C consistent with ≥5 fruit/vegetable servings/day—were combined into a 0–4 score. Over an average 11 years, adults with zero behaviours had about four times the all-cause mortality risk of those with all four, equivalent to roughly 14 years of chronological age.
Key findings
- Among 20,244 men and women aged 45–79 without known cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline, adjusted all-cause mortality relative risks versus a score of 4 were 1.39 (95% CI 1.21–1.60) for score 3, 1.95 (1.70–2.25) for score 2, 2.52 (2.13–3.00) for score 1, and 4.04 (2.95–5.54) for score 0; p < 0.001 for trend.
- Cardiovascular mortality showed the strongest gradient: score 0 versus score 4 had RR 5.02 (95% CI 2.93–8.61). Cancer mortality score 0 versus 4 was RR 3.74 (2.34–5.98), and non-CVD/noncancer mortality was RR 3.56 (1.77–7.16).
- Adjusted cumulative survival was about 75% for those scoring zero and 95% for those scoring four. The mortality risk difference between score 0 and score 4 was equivalent to approximately 14 years of chronological age.
- Relationships were consistent in subgroups stratified by sex, age, BMI, and social class, and after excluding deaths within 2 years; similar trends were seen in 2,057 individuals with prevalent disease excluded from main analyses.
Methods
- Prospective population study: EPIC-Norfolk, UK, baseline survey 1993–1997, follow-up to July 2006 (average 11 years). Of 22,301 with complete data, 2,057 with history of heart disease, stroke, or cancer were excluded, leaving 20,244 participants aged 45–79.
- Health behaviour score: one point each for current nonsmoking, not physically inactive, moderate alcohol intake (1–14 units/week), and plasma vitamin C >50 mmol/l indicating at least five fruit/vegetable servings daily; total score 0–4.
- Cox proportional hazards models estimated relative risks for all-cause and cause-specific mortality, adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and social class; analyses included subgroup stratification and exclusion of deaths within 2 years.
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- The paper states potential large measurement errors in exposure assessment, use of only one baseline measure without accounting for lifestyle changes over follow-up, no weighting of different behaviours, and dichotomizing physical activity as inactive versus not inactive, which may obscure gradients between moderately inactive and active people.
- The paper states residual confounding cannot be excluded, and the analyses examined only mortality, not functional health or quality of life.
- Evident from the text: the cohort was 99.5% white, resident in Norfolk, UK, and middle-aged/older, so findings may not generalize to other populations; the observational design cannot establish causality.
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“The relationships were consistent in subgroups stratified by sex, age, body mass index, and social class, and after excluding deaths within 2 y.”
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“The trends were strongest for cardiovascular causes.”
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“As might be expected, there were some differentials in the observed risk reductions observed for different health behaviours and cause-specific mortality in men and women; current smoking was the most consistent and strongest risk factor.”
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“None of the interaction terms for health score with sex, age, body mass index, and social class were significant in multivariate analyses.”
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“From the Cox model, the beta coefficient for mortality associated with each year increase in chronological age was 0.10 (6 standard error 0.004).”
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“The mortality risk for those with four compared to zero health behaviours was equivalent to being 14 y younger in chronological age.”
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“The difference in beta coefficients between a health score of zero versus four was 1.43, that is, equivalent to approximately 14 y in chronological age for mortality risk.”
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“After an average 11 y follow-up, the age-, sex-, body mass-, and social class-adjusted relative risks (95% confidence intervals) for allcause mortality(1,987 deaths) for men and women who had three, two, one, and zero compared to four health behaviours were respectively, 1.39 (1.21-1.60),1.95 (1.70--2.25),2.52 (2.13-3.00),and 4.04 (2.95-5.54)p , 0.001 trend.”
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“As with the relative risks of mortality, the adjusted cumulative survival was about 75% for those scoring zero and 95% for those scoring four, respectively, for health behaviours.”
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“The difference in beta coefficients between a health score of zero versus four was 1.43, that is, equivalent to approximately 14 y in chronological age for mortality risk.”
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“Cancer | 839/20,244 | 1 | 1.21 (0,99-1.48) | 1.81 (1.48-2.22) | 1.94 (1.48-2.54) | 3.74 (2.34-5.98)”
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“Each of the health behaviours: smoking, being physically inactive, not having a moderate alcohol intake, and a low fruit and vegetable intake as indicated by plasma vitamin C level ,50 mmol/l.were associated with significantly higher risks of mortality from all causes.”
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“In this cohort, vitamin supplement use was not associated with mortality, and results were similar after adjusting for vitamin supplement use or excluding vitamin users from the analyses (unpublished data and [19]).”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Results
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- Not checked yetcites [19] Khaw, 2001, Lancet
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“All Cause | RR (95% CI) | n ¼ 1,977 events | 1.77 (1.55-2.01) | 1.24 (1.13-1.36) | 1.26 (1.14-1.38) | 1.44 (1.31-1.59)”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
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“All Cause | RR (95% CI) | n ¼ 1,977 events | 1.77 (1.55-2.01) | 1.24 (1.13-1.36) | 1.26 (1.14-1.38) | 1.44 (1.31-1.59)”
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“All cause | 1,977/20,244 | 1 | 1.39 (1.21-1.60) | 1.95 (1.70-2.25) | 2.52 (2.13-3.00) | 4.04 (2.95-5.54)”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
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“The four health behaviours were within the usual range found in a free-living population.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Implications
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“All Cause | RR (95% CI) | n ¼ 1,977 events | 1.77 (1.55-2.01) | 1.24 (1.13-1.36) | 1.26 (1.14-1.38) | 1.44 (1.31-1.59)”
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“All Cause | RR (95% CI) | n ¼ 1,977 events | 1.77 (1.55-2.01) | 1.24 (1.13-1.36) | 1.26 (1.14-1.38) | 1.44 (1.31-1.59)”
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“Nevertheless, there is a large body of experimental and epidemiologic evidence indicating a high intake of fruit and vegetables is beneficially associated with health [5,7,11,32]”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Joshipura, 2001, Ann Intern Med
- Not checked yetcites [7] Law, 1998, Eur J Clin Nutr
- Not checked yetcites [11] Ness, 1997, Int J Epidemiol
- Not checked yetcites [32] Rimm, 1996, JAMA
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“Of the 22,301 with available data, 2,057 had a history of heart disease, stroke, or cancer at the baseline visit and were excluded from the main analyses, leaving 20,244 individuals.”
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“A huge body of evidence indicates that lifestyles such as smoking, diet, and physical activity have a major influence on health [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [1]
- Not checked yetcites [2] Chiuve, 2006, Circulation
- Not checked yetcites [3] Doll, 2004, BMJ
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“Because humans do not manufacture vitamin C and have to rely on exogenous sources, plasma vitamin C is a good biomarker of plant food intake; previous studies have reported that a blood value of 50 mmol/l or more indicates an intake of at least five servings of fruit and vegetables daily [19;26].”
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- Not checked yetcites [19] Khaw, 2001, Lancet
- Not checked yetcites [26] Bingham, 1995, Br J Nutr
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“The score, though simple, was based on instruments that have been extensively previously validated.”
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“Nevertheless, a recent report from 2,339 men and women aged 70-90 y in 11 European countries indicated that adherence to a Mediterranean diet, nonsmoking, any alcohol use, and moderate physical activity were associated with more than 50% lower rate of all-cause and cause-specific mortality [6].”
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- Not checked yetcites [6] Knoops, 2004, JAMA
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“The Norfolk cohort was comparable to national population samples with respect to characteristics including anthropometry, blood pressure, and lipids, but with a lower prevalence of current smokers [21].”
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Day, 1999, Br J Cancer
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“Four health behaviours combined predict a 4-fold difference in total mortality in men and women, with an estimated impact equivalent to 14 y in chronological age.”
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“We have also previously shown that low work and leisure-time physical activity predicts all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease incidence [20].”
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Khaw, 2006, Int J Epidemiol
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“The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.”
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“We used only a measure at one point in time to characterize individuals and did not take into account likely changes in lifestyles over the follow-up period.”
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“These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health in the population and encourage behaviour change.”
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“Mortality Rates and Relative Risk of All-Cause Mortality by Number of Health Behaviours, Adjusted by Age, Sex, and Body Mass Index, and Stratified by Cause, Sex, Age, Body Mass Index, and Social Class in 20,244 Men and Women Aged 45-79 y without Known Cardiovascular Disease or Cancer in EPIC-Norfolk 1993-2006, Cox Regression Model”
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“Thirdly, the proportions of the population with some or all positive health behaviours were relatively high since the definitions for health behaviours were not necessarily optimal, for example, for physical activity [20], and dichotomizing behaviours between inactive and not inactive may have obscured the gradient in mortality between those who were moderately inactive and those who were active.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Khaw, 2006, Int J Epidemiol
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“Nevertheless, random measurement error is likely to attenuate any associations observed, so the estimated differences in risk are likely to be larger than those observed.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Discussion
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“The sponsors had no role in the design and conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data, and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Funding
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“Though we cannot exclude residual confounding, our results are consistent with the existing evidence indicating these behavioural factors are beneficial for health.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Discussion
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“their combined impact was associated with an estimated 4-fold difference in mortality risk, equivalent to 14 y in chronological age.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Implications
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“KTK conducted the data analyses, wrote the paper with coauthors, had full access to all of the data in the study, and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Contribution
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“subjective functional health is also predictive of mortality [36]”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Implications
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- Not checked yetcites [36] Myint, 2006, Ann Epidemiol
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“In the UK, the recommendations are up to 21 drinks weekly for men and 14 drinks weekly for women [33].”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [33]
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“NW developed and validated the physical activity measures and scales.”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Contribution
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The paper relies on this without support.
Health behaviours such as smoking, diet, and physical activity are highly correlated.
“Many health behaviours such as smoking habit, diet, and physical activity are highly correlated and, in aetiologically focused papers, treated as covariates.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Death certification at the Office of National Statistics, United Kingdom, is virtually complete.
“All participants are flagged for death certification at the Office of National Statistics, United Kingdom which is virtually complete.”
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The observed associations between health behaviour score and mortality are not explained by unmeasured or residual confounding.
“After allowing for other factors that might have affected their likelihood of dying (for example, age)”
The paper relies on this without support.
The EPIC-Norfolk cohort is representative of middle-aged and older people in the general population.
“These findings indicate that the combination of four simply defined health behaviors predicts a 4-fold difference in the risk of dying over an average period of 11 years for middle-aged and older people.”
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Mortality follow-up via record linkage was complete and accurate.
“Deaths among the participants were then recorded until 2006.”
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“Moreover, regular physical activity appears to protect against premature death independent of obesity [10, 11].”
From Exercise as a Mean to Control Low‐Grade Systemic Inflammation (2008) · cites this paper as [10]
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“regular exercise offers protection against all causes of mortality, primarily by protection against atherosclerosis and insulin resistance”
From Exercise as a Mean to Control Low‐Grade Systemic Inflammation (2008) · cites this paper as [10]
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§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
“| | at least half an hour of leisure time activity |”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Methods
“For the purposes of the current study, we dichotomised the population into physically inactive (sedentary job and no recreational activity) and not physically inactive (any category with activity levels above the latter).”
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
“| | 21 or more units a week | 15.1 (1,389) | 1.2 (254) |”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
Reported 1.2 · recomputed 2.295941
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In the paper
“| | III nonmanual | 12.3 (1,108) | 119.9 (2,145) |”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
Reported 119.9 · recomputed 19.388954
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In the paper
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Additional Information.
“| Alcohol intake | One or more, but less than 14 units, a |”
§ Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study > Methods
“For these analyses, a moderate drinker was defined as someone who drank one or more units a week (that is, not a nondrinker), but not more than 14 units a week.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Khaw, K.-T., Wareham, N., Bingham, S., Welch, A., Luben, R., & Day, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Khaw, Kay-Tee
- Venue
- PLoS Medicine
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2008-01-08
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e12
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-1676
- PMC
- PMC2174962
- OpenAlex
- W2109585014
- Cited by
- 840
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 45.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2008-03-25)
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- PLoS Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- British Heart Foundation
- Stroke Association
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- health behavior, mortality, lifestyle, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption, vitamin C, fruit and vegetable intake, sex differences, EPIC-Norfolk
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Ascorbic Acid, Diet, England, Female, Fruit, Humans, Life Expectancy, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Mortality, Motor Activity, Physical Examination, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk, Sex Factors, Smoking, Vegetables, Health Behavior
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