Favorable self-rated health is associated with ideal cardiovascular health: a cohort study

Abstract

To improve CVH, epidemiological evidence suggests that it is more important to emphasize health promotion than disease treatment. As a result, the concept of ideal CVH has been defined by researchers in populations that meet the criteria outlined by the AHA "Life's Simple 7." 3 These optimal metrics included 4 ideal health behaviors and 3 ideal health measures. Previous studies have revealed that ideal levels of the above metrics are related to a decreased incidence of stroke 4 and atrial fibrillation, 5 as well as preserved cardiac structure and function. 6 Moreover, participants with a greater number of ideal INTRODUCTION Approximately 17.9 million people died of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 2015. 1 A statistical report from the American Heart Association (AHA) indicated that more than 40% of the adult population in the United States is expected to have CVD by 2030. Moreover, the annual total costs incurred by CVD are projected to approach US $1 trillion by 2030. 2 Therefore, much progress has recently been made in decreasing the costs of this disease. The AHA 2020 Impact Goals are to improve cardiovascular health (CVH) by 20% and to reduce total CVD and stroke deaths by 20%. 3

Work–family conflict, financial issues and their association with self-reported health complaints among ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

“…We measured self-reported general health using the single item ‘In general, how would you rate your health?’ rated on a 5-point Likert Scale ‘Very good, good, moderate, bad, very bad’. This item has been found to correlate with physiological health markers (Warnoff et al 2016 ; Gallagher et al 2016 ) and to predict health status (Tseng et al 2021 ) and mortality (Benyamini and Idler 1999 ; Inkrot et al 2016 ).…”

Social stressors and social resources at work and their association with self-reported health complaints among ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

“…rated on a 5-point Likert Scale 'Very good, good, moderate, bad, very bad' . This item has been demonstrated to predict health status [40] and mortality [41,42], and correlates with physiological health markers [43,44]. We also collected data on a predefined set of ten health complaints (i.e., back pain, sleeplessness, headache, breathing problems, cold, tuberculosis, jaundice, stomach problems, muscle cramps, eye problems), which were based on our prior ethnographic [7] and epidemiological research in the garment sector [6].…”