Science News for EPI|Lifestyle 2021

#EPILifestyle21 coverage brings you insights into selected science from this year's virtual conference held May 20-21, 2021. Find exclusive interviews, simultaneous publications, and more – all in one place.

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Perceived Discrimination Is Associated With Abnormal Left Ventricular Structure And Function: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Of Latinos: ECHO-SOL Ancillary Study
Jonathan M Oxman, Albert Einstein Coll of Med, Bronx, NY

• Presentation Details (Oxman)
• AHA News: Discrimination may change heart structure in Hispanic adults

Violent Crime, Physical Inactivity, And Obesity: Examining Differences In Spatial Relationships By Racial/ethnic Composition Of Community Residents
Chelsea Singleton, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL

• Presentation Details (Singleton)
• AHA News Release: Adult obesity, inactivity associated with violent crime in Black and Hispanic communities | Presentation 5 (docx)

Association Between Premature Menopause And Lifetime Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease: Lifetime Risk Pooling Project
Priya M Freaney, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

• Presentation Details (Freaney)
• AHA News Release: Early menopause linked to higher risk of future coronary heart disease | Presentation 12 (doc)

Sedentary Behavior (SB) In Mid-life And Structural Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Markers Of Cerebrovascular Disease And Neurodegeneration In Late-life: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)
Kelley Pettee Gabriel, UAB Sch of Public Health, Birmingham, AL

Sedentary Behavior In Mid-life And Risk Of Change In Global Cognitive Function And Incident Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)
Priya Palta, Columbia Univ Medical Ctr, New York, NY

Long-term TV Viewing Is Associated With Grey Matter Brain Volume In Midlife: The Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Ryan J Dougherty, Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD

• Presentation Details (Pettee Gabriel)
• Presentation Details (Palta)
• Presentation Details (Dougherty)
• AHA News Release: Moderate-to-high TV viewing in midlife linked to later cognitive and brain health decline | Presentations P149, MP24 and MP67 (docx)

Social Isolation, Loneliness, And Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Women In The Women’S Health Initiative
Natalie M. Golaszewski, Univ of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

• Presentation Details (Golaszewski)
• AHA News Release: Social isolation and loneliness linked to increased risk of CVD in post-menopausal women | Presentation MP28 (docx)

Ultra-processed Food And Hypertension Incidence In The REGARDS Cohort
Carol R. Oladele, PhD, MPH, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

• Presentation Details (Oladele)
• AHA News Release: Black adults in U.S. who consume ultra-processed foods at greater risk for hypertension | Presentation 65 (docx)

Racial/Ethnic Differences In Blood Pressure Around The Time Of The 2016 United States General Election
Andrew Y Hwang, High Point University, High Point, NC

• Presentation Details (Hwang)
• AHA News Release: 2016 US presidential election skewed BP, heart rhythms in those with existing conditions | Presentation 61 (doc)
• AHA News: Stressful presidential elections may impact heart health
• Simultaneous Publication in JAHA: Arrhythmia Risk During the 2016 US Presidential Election: The Cost of Stressful Politics

Familial Dementia Versus Healthy Lifestyle On The Risk Of Dementia
Angelique Brellenthin, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

• Presentation Details (Brellenthin)
• AHA News Release: Healthy lifestyle behaviors reduced dementia risk despite family history of dementia | Presentation 74 (docx)

Racial Disparities In Diabetes And Hypertension-related Mortality Worsened In Rural Areas Compared With Urban Areas From 1999-2018
Rahul Aggarwal, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

• Presentation Details (Aggarwal)
• AHA News: Black people in rural areas more likely than white people to die from diabetes, high blood pressure

Sporadic Step Accumulation And All-cause Mortality In The Women’s Health Study: Do All Steps Count?
Christopher C Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

• Presentation Details (Moore)
• AHA News Release: Taking more steps daily may lead to a longer life | Presentation 69 (docx)
• AHA News: Exercising in short bursts may be as good for longevity as doing it all at once

Longitudinal Trajectories And Predictors Of County-level Cardiovascular Mortality In The United States (1980-2014)
Shreya Rao, UTSW, Dallas, TX

• Presentation Details (Rao)
• AHA News Release: U.S. CVD death rate drops overall, county-level data signals ongoing regional disparities | Presentation 76 (doc)

Breast Milk-dependent Associations Of Infant Gut Microbiota With Childhood BMI Z Score
Moira K Differding, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

• Presentation Details (Differding)
• AHA News: A baby's gut bacteria may predict future obesity

Childhood-onset Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated With Increased Risk Of Adolescent Hypertension
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

• Presentation Details (Fernandez-Mendoza)
• AHA News: Kids with sleep apnea into teen years could develop high blood pressure

Transgender Adolescents Have High Prevalence Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Before And After Taking Hormone Therapy For 1 Year
Ambur M Staab, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

• Presentation Details (Staab)
• AHA News Release: Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not increase CVD risk for transgender adolescents | Presentation MP65 (docx)