Achieving a higher cardiovascular health score according to the American Heart Association's new 'Life’s Essential 8' is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality, finds a study published in BMCMedicine.
Blood samples were used to measure the total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Non-HDL cholesterol was calculated as total cholesterol subtracting HDL cholesterol. Non-HDL cholesterol levels were classified as ≥ 220, 190–219, 160–189, 130–159, and < 130 mg/dL, corresponding to 0, 20, 40, 60, and 100 points, respectively [Fasting blood samples were used to measure fasting blood glucose . Both fasting and non-fasting blood samples were used to measure HbA1c.
]. The outcomes included all-cause mortality and CVD-specific mortality using the International Classification of Disease Tenth Revision.Study covariates included sex , age group , race/ethnicity , educational level , marital status , and the ratio of family income to poverty .
Table 1 Characteristics of US adults by three categories of total cardiovascular health score, 2005–2018
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