AUTHOR=Wu Xueyan , Liu Xiaotian , Liao Wei , Kang Ning , Sang Shengxiang , Abdulai Tanko , Niu Miaomiao , He Yaling , Zhai Zhihan , Pan Mingming , Wang Chongjian , Li Yuqian 

TITLE=The Association Between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 66 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.592043

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2021.592043

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives: The study aimed to explore the association between Ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale (EQ-5D-5L) among rural population.
Methods: This study included 20683 participants aged 18 to 79 years from “the Henan Rural Cohort study”. The ICH scores was evaluated by summing the total number of ICH metrics for each participant. Generalized linear and Tobit regression models were employed to explore the associations of ICH with EQ-5D-5L utility scores and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, respectively. 
Results: The mean EQ-5D-5L utility scores and VAS scores were 0.962 ± 0.095 and 79.52 ± 14.02, respectively. Comparing with poor CVH participants (EQ-5D-5L utility scores and VAS scores: 0.954±0.111 and 78.44±14.29), people with intermediate and ideal CVH had higher EQ-5D-5L utility scores (0.969±0.079 and 0.959±0.099) and VAS scores (80.43±13.65and 79.28±14.14). ICH scores were positively correlated with EQ-5D-5L utility scores (0.007(0.004, 0.009)) and VAS scores (0.295(0.143, 0.446)), respectively. 
Conclusions: Higher ideal cardiovascular health scores is positive associated with better health-related quality of life in rural population, which suggests that improvement of cardiovascular health may help to enhance health-related quality of life in rural population among rural population.