Table 1 Description of adult participants for demographic characteristics and components of the cardiovascular health score in NHANES 2005–2018 (n = 22,382)
Characteristics | Mean ± SE or n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years, mean ± SE) | 45.23 ± 0.23 |
Sex (%) | |
Female | 11,570 (51.53%) |
Male | 10,812 (48.47%) |
Race/ethnicity (%) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 9251 (67.64%) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 4830 (10.92%) |
Other race | 8301 (21.43%) |
Education level (%) | |
Below high school | 4964 (14.09%) |
High school | 5134 (23.31%) |
Above high school | 12,284 (62.59%) |
Marital status (%) | |
Married/living with partner | 13,592 (64.67%) |
Single/divorced/widowed | 8790 (35.33%) |
Family PIR (%) | |
≤ 1.0 | 4516 (13.35%) |
1.1–3.0 | 9174 (34.96%) |
> 3.0 | 8692 (51.70%) |
HEI-2015 score (mean ± SE) | 50.53 ± 0.20 |
Moderate-vigorous physical activity (min/week, mean ± SE) | 736.91 ± 12.92 |
Smoking status (%) | |
Never smoker | 12,891 (57.38%) |
Former smoker | 4955 (23.17%) |
Current smoker | 4536 (19.45%) |
Drinking status (%) | |
Non-drinker | 4832 (17.24%) |
Low-to-moderate drinker | 15,640 (72.76%) |
Heavy drinker | 1910 (10.00%) |
Sleep times (h/day, mean ± SE) | 6.87 ± 0.01 |
Body mass index (kg/m2, mean ± SE) | 29.02 ± 0.09 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SE) | 195.07 ± 0.48 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SE) | 53.57 ± 0.19 |
HbA1c (%, mean ± SE) | 5.56 ± 0.01 |
Systolic BP (mmHg, mean ± SE) | 120.94 ± 0.22 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg, mean ± SE) | 71.25 ± 0.20 |
Anti-hypertensive drugs (%) | |
No | 16,743 (78.23%) |
Yes | 5639 (21.77%) |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | |
No | 18,893 (88.63%) |
Yes | 3489 (11.37%) |
PHQ‐9 score (mean ± SE) | 2.87 ± 0.04 |
Life's Simple 7 score (%) | |
≤ 4 | 3972 (20.29%) |
5–6 | 6314 (30.74%) |
7–8 | 6555 (28.26%) |
9–10 | 4074 (15.50%) |
≥ 11 | 1467 (5.22%) |
LS7 (0–14) score (mean ± SE) | 8.47 ± 0.04 |
Life’s Essential 8 score (%) | |
< 50.0 | 4613 (24.12%) |
50.0–59.9 | 5411 (25.91%) |
60.0–69.9 | 5686 (24.56%) |
70.0–79.9 | 4015 (15.86%) |
> 79.9 | 2657 (9.57%) |
LE8 (0–100) score (mean ± SE) | 68.92 ± 0.25 |
Life's Crucial 9 score (%) | |
< 50.0 | 1648 (5.91%) |
50.0–59.9 | 3330 (12.72%) |
60.0–69.9 | 5686 (23.90%) |
70.0–79.9 | 6236 (29.06%) |
> 79.9 | 5482 (28.41%) |
LC9 (0–100) score (mean ± SE) | 71.51 ± 0.23 |