Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project
Objective: To investigate the association of pet ownership, and specifically dog ownership, with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors and cardiovascular health (CVH) in the Kardiovize Brno 2030 study, a randomly selected prospective cohort in Central Europe. Patients and Methods: We included 1...
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| author | Andrea Maugeri, PhD Jose R. Medina-Inojosa, MD Sarka Kunzova, MD Martina Barchitta, PhD Antonella Agodi, PhD Manlio Vinciguerra, PhD Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA |
| author_facet | Andrea Maugeri, PhD Jose R. Medina-Inojosa, MD Sarka Kunzova, MD Martina Barchitta, PhD Antonella Agodi, PhD Manlio Vinciguerra, PhD Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA |
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| description | Objective: To investigate the association of pet ownership, and specifically dog ownership, with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors and cardiovascular health (CVH) in the Kardiovize Brno 2030 study, a randomly selected prospective cohort in Central Europe. Patients and Methods: We included 1769 subjects (aged from 25 to 64 years; 44.3% males) with no history of CVD who were recruited from January 1, 2013, to December 19, 2014. We compared sociodemographic characteristics, CVD risk factors, CVH metrics (ie, body mass index, healthy diet, physical activity level, smoking status, blood pressure, fasting glucose, and total cholesterol), and score between pet owners and non-pet owners or dog owners and several other subgroups. Results: Approximately 42% of subjects owned any type of pet: 24.3% owned a dog and 17.9% owned another animal. Pet owners, and specifically dog owners, were more likely to report physical activity, diet, and blood glucose at ideal level, and smoking at poor level, which resulted in higher CVH score than non-pet owners (median, 10; interquartile range = 3 vs median, 9; interquartile range = 3; P=0.006). Compared with owners of other pets, dog owners were more likely to report physical activity and diet at ideal level. The comparison of dog owners with non-dog owners yielded similar results. After adjustment for covariates, dog owners exhibited higher CVH scores than non-pet owners (β=0.342; SE=0.122; P=0.005), other pet-owners (β=0.309; SE=0.151; P=0.041), and non-dog owners (β=0.341; SE=0.117; P=0.004). Conclusion: Except for smoking, dog owners were more likely to achieve recommended level of behavioral CVH metrics (physical activity and diet) than non-dog owners, which translated into better CVH. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d70467b870a54ad09cfc45fc828334832022-12-22T02:42:35ZengElsevierMayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes2542-45482019-09-0133268275Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 ProjectAndrea Maugeri, PhD0Jose R. Medina-Inojosa, MD1Sarka Kunzova, MD2Martina Barchitta, PhD3Antonella Agodi, PhD4Manlio Vinciguerra, PhD5Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA6International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies ''GF Ingrassia,'' University of Catania, Catania, ItalyDivision of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNInternational Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies ''GF Ingrassia,'' University of Catania, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies ''GF Ingrassia,'' University of Catania, Catania, ItalyInternational Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech RepublicDivision of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Correspondence: Address to Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA, Division of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.Objective: To investigate the association of pet ownership, and specifically dog ownership, with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors and cardiovascular health (CVH) in the Kardiovize Brno 2030 study, a randomly selected prospective cohort in Central Europe. Patients and Methods: We included 1769 subjects (aged from 25 to 64 years; 44.3% males) with no history of CVD who were recruited from January 1, 2013, to December 19, 2014. We compared sociodemographic characteristics, CVD risk factors, CVH metrics (ie, body mass index, healthy diet, physical activity level, smoking status, blood pressure, fasting glucose, and total cholesterol), and score between pet owners and non-pet owners or dog owners and several other subgroups. Results: Approximately 42% of subjects owned any type of pet: 24.3% owned a dog and 17.9% owned another animal. Pet owners, and specifically dog owners, were more likely to report physical activity, diet, and blood glucose at ideal level, and smoking at poor level, which resulted in higher CVH score than non-pet owners (median, 10; interquartile range = 3 vs median, 9; interquartile range = 3; P=0.006). Compared with owners of other pets, dog owners were more likely to report physical activity and diet at ideal level. The comparison of dog owners with non-dog owners yielded similar results. After adjustment for covariates, dog owners exhibited higher CVH scores than non-pet owners (β=0.342; SE=0.122; P=0.005), other pet-owners (β=0.309; SE=0.151; P=0.041), and non-dog owners (β=0.341; SE=0.117; P=0.004). Conclusion: Except for smoking, dog owners were more likely to achieve recommended level of behavioral CVH metrics (physical activity and diet) than non-dog owners, which translated into better CVH.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300888 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Maugeri, PhD Jose R. Medina-Inojosa, MD Sarka Kunzova, MD Martina Barchitta, PhD Antonella Agodi, PhD Manlio Vinciguerra, PhD Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes |
| title | Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project |
| title_full | Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project |
| title_fullStr | Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project |
| title_short | Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Health: Results From the Kardiovize 2030 Project |
| title_sort | dog ownership and cardiovascular health results from the kardiovize 2030 project |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300888 |
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