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Science News from
EPI|LIFESTYLE 2015 Scientific Sessions

Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health

March 3 – 6, 2015
Baltimore, MD

Welcome to AHA Science News, your source for the latest science related to epidemiology, prevention, lifestyle and cardiometabolic health from the EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific Sessions.

This year’s science will emphasize the use of new electronic approaches and tools to epidemiologic and behavioral research. Additional focus areas include risk factors, obesity, nutrition, physical activity, genetics, metabolism, biomarkers, subclinical disease, clinical disease, healthy populations, global health, and prevention-oriented clinical trials.

Video Playlist

EPI-Lifestyle 2015 Science News Playlist

Selected Science Presentations and Analysis

Tuesday's Posters

MP11 - Fitbit: An Accurate and Reliable Device for Wireless Physical Activity Tracking

MP22 - Cardiovascular Health in Young Adulthood and Middle Age is Associated with Cumulative Burden of Morbidity in Older Age

P036 - Medical Advice is Associated with Taking Action to Reduce Sodium Intake, Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013

P083 - Friends Participating in Physical Activity with Obese Youth is Associated with Lower Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity and More Time Spent in Physical Activity

Wednesday's Presentations

06 - Higher Fitness is Associated with Lower Health Care Costs: The Veterans Exercise Testing Study

09 - HDL That Contains Apolipoprotein C-III is Not Inversely Associated with Risk of Coronary Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

11 - mActive: A Blinded, Randomized mHealth Trial Supporting Digital Tracking and Smart Texting for Promotion of Physical Activity

13 - Relations of Midlife Exercise Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Fitness to Late Life Brain Structure and Function

P110 - Mean Daily Pedometer Step Count is Associated With Weight Loss

P128 - Walking May Be a Viable Alternative to Recreational Physical Activity for Promoting Physical and Mental Wellbeing Among the Elderly

P158 - Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease and Quality of Life among Older Individuals in the Community: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Thursday's Presentations

16 - A Pro-Vegetarian Food Pattern and Cardiovascular Mortality in the Epic Study

27 - Poor Adherence to US Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010 Population

33 - Early Loss of Normal Body Weight in Multiethnic US Populations: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS), and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

MP72 - Habitual Sleep Variability is Associated with Caloric and Food Intake

Friday's Presentations

MP79 - Pre-Admission History of Depression and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction

P382 - Fried Food Consumption is Associated with a Higher Risk of Heart Failure among US Male Physicians

47 - Subclinical Atherosclerosis and 20-Year Cognitive Decline: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Neurocognitive Study

50 - Hypertension, Antihypertensive Treatment, Sodium Intake and Cognitive Decline