Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank

Background: Evidence is limited regarding the association between lifestyles and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the extent to which healthy lifestyles could offset the genetic risk of CVD in females with breast cancer (BC). Methods: Females diagnosed as BC, who were free of CVD at baseline, from...

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Main Authors: Hexiang Peng, Siyue Wang, Mengying Wang, Xueheng Wang, Huangda Guo, Jie Huang, Tao Wu
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/864
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author Hexiang Peng
Siyue Wang
Mengying Wang
Xueheng Wang
Huangda Guo
Jie Huang
Tao Wu
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Siyue Wang
Mengying Wang
Xueheng Wang
Huangda Guo
Jie Huang
Tao Wu
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description Background: Evidence is limited regarding the association between lifestyles and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the extent to which healthy lifestyles could offset the genetic risk of CVD in females with breast cancer (BC). Methods: Females diagnosed as BC, who were free of CVD at baseline, from UK Biobank were included. Five modifiable lifestyle factors were considered to calculate the healthy lifestyle score, namely body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol drinking, dietary habits, and physical activity. The polygenetic risk score (PRS) was derived for coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke (IS), and heart failure (HF). Results: In 13,348 female BC survivors, there were 986 CVD events (736 CHD, 165 IS, and 353 HF) over a median of 8.01 years of follow-up. Participants with 4–5 healthy lifestyle components were associated with a decreased risk of incident CVD (HR: 0.50; 95%CI: 0.37, 0.66), CHD (HR: 0.49; 95%CI: 0.35, 0.69), IS (HR: 0.35; 95%CI: 0.19, 0.65), and HF (HR: 0.59; 95%CI: 0.36, 0.97), compared with those with 0–1 lifestyle components. Evidence for the genetic–lifestyle interaction was observed for CHD (<i>p</i> = 0.034) and HF (<i>p</i> = 0.044). Among participants at high genetic risk, a healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of CHD (HR: 0.37; 95%CI: 0.24, 0.56), IS (HR: 0.37; 95%CI: 0.15, 0.93) and HF (HR: 0.39; 95%CI: 0.21, 0.73). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BC survivors with a high genetic risk could benefit more from adherence to a healthy lifestyle in reducing CVD risk.
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spelling doaj.art-e34d459ce0b248d3a645d76ad05182c72023-11-16T22:30:01ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-02-0115486410.3390/nu15040864Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK BiobankHexiang Peng0Siyue Wang1Mengying Wang2Xueheng Wang3Huangda Guo4Jie Huang5Tao Wu6Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaBackground: Evidence is limited regarding the association between lifestyles and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the extent to which healthy lifestyles could offset the genetic risk of CVD in females with breast cancer (BC). Methods: Females diagnosed as BC, who were free of CVD at baseline, from UK Biobank were included. Five modifiable lifestyle factors were considered to calculate the healthy lifestyle score, namely body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol drinking, dietary habits, and physical activity. The polygenetic risk score (PRS) was derived for coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke (IS), and heart failure (HF). Results: In 13,348 female BC survivors, there were 986 CVD events (736 CHD, 165 IS, and 353 HF) over a median of 8.01 years of follow-up. Participants with 4–5 healthy lifestyle components were associated with a decreased risk of incident CVD (HR: 0.50; 95%CI: 0.37, 0.66), CHD (HR: 0.49; 95%CI: 0.35, 0.69), IS (HR: 0.35; 95%CI: 0.19, 0.65), and HF (HR: 0.59; 95%CI: 0.36, 0.97), compared with those with 0–1 lifestyle components. Evidence for the genetic–lifestyle interaction was observed for CHD (<i>p</i> = 0.034) and HF (<i>p</i> = 0.044). Among participants at high genetic risk, a healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of CHD (HR: 0.37; 95%CI: 0.24, 0.56), IS (HR: 0.37; 95%CI: 0.15, 0.93) and HF (HR: 0.39; 95%CI: 0.21, 0.73). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BC survivors with a high genetic risk could benefit more from adherence to a healthy lifestyle in reducing CVD risk.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/864lifestyle factorscardiovascular diseasegenetic riskbreast cancer
spellingShingle Hexiang Peng
Siyue Wang
Mengying Wang
Xueheng Wang
Huangda Guo
Jie Huang
Tao Wu
Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
Nutrients
lifestyle factors
cardiovascular disease
genetic risk
breast cancer
title Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
title_full Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
title_fullStr Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
title_full_unstemmed Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
title_short Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Risk, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
title_sort lifestyle factors genetic risk and cardiovascular disease risk among breast cancer survivors a prospective cohort study in uk biobank
topic lifestyle factors
cardiovascular disease
genetic risk
breast cancer
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/864
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