Association between Life’s Crucial 9 and bowel health among US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2005–2010 with external validation [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundAbnormal bowel health, including constipation and diarrhea, is common in the general population. The American Heart Association recently introduced Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) as a framework for assessing cardiovascular health (CVH).
Xueman Wang +3 more
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Association between life’s crucial 9 and sarcopenia: estimated glucose disposal rate as a key mediator [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundStudies indicate an association between cardiovascular health and sarcopenia (SP). Insulin resistance is significantly linked to both cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Xialian Tang +3 more
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Association of life’s crucial 9 score with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Health, Population and NutritionBackground Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa) are prevalent prostate diseases in aging male populations, with significant implications for quality of life and healthcare burden.
Haoran Wang +6 more
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The association between life’s crucial 9 and osteoarthritis in US adults: the mediating role of central adiposity [PDF]
Nutrition & MetabolismBackground Osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent degenerative joint disorder characterized by progressive cartilage loss and secondary low-grade inflammation, is recognized to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
Feng Luo +8 more
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Neutrophil-to-albumin ratio mediates the association between Life’s Crucial 9 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive respiratory disorder characterized by persistent airflow limitation and chronic airway inflammation.
Jing Feng, Hongyang Gong
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The mediating role of Body Roundness Index in the association between Life’s Crucial 9 and infertility: a cross-sectional study using NHANES 2013–2018 [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundRecent findings indicate a possible connection among heart health, obesity, and infertility. Yet, the processes through which obesity affects the link between heart health and infertility are still not well-understood.
Ying Wang +5 more
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Life’s crucial 9 is inversely and linearly associated with female infertility prevalence: a cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2013–2018 [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCardiovascular health (CVH) and depression may be associated with female infertility. More recently, it has been suggested that the addition of psychological health assessment to Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), known as Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9), may be ...
Bianfang Li, Han Zhai
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Association between Life’s Crucial 9 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: the mediating role of neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundThe development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is closely associated with cardiovascular health (CVH) status and chronic inflammation.
Na Zhu +5 more
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Life’s Crucial 9 and psoriasis: a mediation analysis of systemic inflammation response index using NHANES cohort data [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundPsoriasis is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) score and the risk of psoriasis and to examine the mediating role of system inflammation ...
Xinyan Liu, Qirui Deng, Hongfeng Tang
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Association between life’s crucial 9 and major eye diseases among US adults aged 40 years or older [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Vision impairment due to eye diseases represents a significant global public health concern. There is an increasing acknowledgment of the relationship between cardiovascular health (CVH) and eye diseases.
Yang Meng +6 more
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