The Relationship between Multiple Health Behaviours and Brachial Artery Reactivity

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Summary table.

What is known about the topic	What this study adds
(i) Poor endothelial function is an early predictor of future cardiovascular events.; (ii) Poor health behaviours, including smoking, sedentary behaviour, obesity, and excessive alcohol consumption, have individually been associated with endothelial dysfunction.; (iii) These studies have generally compared “extreme” behaviours (e.g., marathon runners versus sedentary individuals).	(i) There are independent effects of current smoking habits, obesity and alcohol consumption on brachial artery reactivity.; (ii) Whilst any improvement in a single health behaviour might have a positive influence on endothelial function, targeting multiple behaviours should yield greater benefits.