Combined impact of health behaviours and mortality in men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study

Kay-Tee Khaw; Nicholas Wareham; Sheila Bingham; Ailsa Welch; Robert Luben; Nicholas Day

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050012

Combined impact of health behaviours and mortality in men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study

Kay-Tee Khaw, Nicholas Wareham, Sheila Bingham, Ailsa Welch, Robert Luben, Nicholas Day

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	e12
Journal	PLoS Medicine
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050012
Publication status	Published - 8 Jan 2008

Keywords

Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Ascorbic Acid
Diet
England
Female
Fruit
Health Behavior
Humans
Life Expectancy
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Motor Activity
Physical Examination
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Risk
Sex Factors
Smoking
Vegetables

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