✅   Longitudinal changes in lifestyle behaviours and cardiovascular health during the transition to fatherhood: the Dad Bod observational cohort study protocol

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Introduction Despite the importance of the transition to fatherhood as a critical life stage among young adult men, much remains unknown about the factors predictive of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) and how CVH is impacted as young men face new roles and responsibilities associated with fatherhood. Methods and analysis To address this gap, the Dad Bod Study is a prospective, longitudinal and observational study designed to examine how fatherhood affects young men’s CVH. A total of 125, first-time prospective fathers (men, 19–39 years) will be enrolled and followed over 1.5 years. Metrics of the American Heart Association’s ‘Life’s Essential 8’ as well as demographic, social and psychosocial factors will be collected at four time points (baseline ...

BMJ     Nov 20, 2024