Association between self-rated health and ideal cardiovascular health: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. (17th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ogunmoroti, Oluseye; Utuama, Ovie A; Salami, Joseph A; Valero-Elizondo, Javier; Spatz, Erica S; Rouseff, Maribeth; Parris, Don; Das, Sankalp; Guzman, Henry; Agatston, Arthur; Feldman, Theodore; Veledar, Emir; Maziak, Wasim; Nasir, Khurram
• Is Part Of: Journal of public health. Volume 40:Number 4(2018:Dec.)
• Page Start: e456
• Page End: e463
• Publication Date: 2017-10-17
• Subjects: ideal cardiovascular health -- Life's Simple 7 -- self-rated health -- self-reported health; Public health -- Periodicals; Public health -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Medical policy -- Periodicals; Medical policy -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-3842

Abstract

Abstract: Background: There is increasing evidence of the role psychosocial factors play as determinants of cardiovascular health (CVH). We examined the association between self-rated health (SRH) and ideal CVH among employees of a large healthcare organization. Methods: Data were collected in 2014 from employees of Baptist Health South Florida during an annual voluntary health risk assessment and wellness fair. SRH was measured using a self-administered questionnaire where responses ranged from poor, fair, good, very good to excellent. A CVH score (the proxy for CVH) that ranged from 0 to 14 was calculated, where 0–8 indicate an inadequate score, 9–10, average and 11–14, optimal. A multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the association between SRH and CVH. Results: Of the 9056 participants, 75% were female and mean age (SD) was 43 ± 12 years. The odds of having a higher CVH score increased as SRH improved. With participants who reported their health status as poor-fair serving as reference, adjusted odds ratios for having an optimal CVH score by the categories of SRH were: excellent, 21.04 (15.08–29.36); very good 10.04 (7.25–13.9); and good 3.63 (2.61–5.05). Conclusion: Favorable SRH was consistently associated with better CVH.