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Life's Simple 7 And Health Care Utilization Among The Framingham Generation Iii Cohort, Elizabeth Cooley, Courtney Williams, Nels Olson, Caroline Nwaro, Jules Wetchi, Joe Collier, Jan K. Carney Md, Mph
Life's Simple 7 And Health Care Utilization Among The Framingham Generation Iii Cohort, Elizabeth Cooley, Courtney Williams, Nels Olson, Caroline Nwaro, Jules Wetchi, Joe Collier, Jan K. Carney Md, Mph
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate associations of cardiovascular health status with utilization of healthcare services.
Methods: Our study included 3,786 participants from the Framingham Third Generation Cohort (enrollment: May 2008 – February 2011). LS7 0-14 point summary scores were categorized as “suboptimal” (score of 0-7) and “optimal” (score of 8-14). Participants were stratified into two utilization groups. Those with 0-1 utilizations were compared to those with 2 or more visits ("Super Users”). Logistic regression was used to estimate associations of the two LS7 categories with the odds of "Super User" utilization (models adjusted for age, sex, race, and education).
Results: Compared …