Health literacy is independently and inversely associated with carotid artery plaques and cardiovascular risk.

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Abstract

Health literacy, the degree to which individuals understand and act upon health information, may have a pivotal role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with low health literacy potentially explaining poorer adherence to prevention guidelines. We investigated the associations between health literacy, ultrasound-detected carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Prev Cardiol

Title: European journal of preventive cardiology

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 2047-4881

ISSN (Print): 2047-4873

Publication date (Electronic): January 2020

Volume: 27

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Section of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden.

[2 ] Section of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden.

[3 ] Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden.

[4 ] Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Sweden.

[5 ] Heart Centre and Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden.

[6 ] Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Switzerland.

Article

DOI: 10.1177/2047487319882821

PubMed ID: 31615294

SO-VID: f4d93b58-0a6a-482d-8463-4d8e80ccc977

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Keywords: carotid artery plaque,Health literacy,ultrasound,cardiovascular risk scores

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Keywords: carotid artery plaque, Health literacy, ultrasound, cardiovascular risk scores

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