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Table 2 Multivariate-adjusted means 1 and SE for total Cardiovascular Health Score and cardiovascular health metrics, MSLS (n = 673) and ORISCAV-LUX (n = 1145)

From: Cardiovascular health: a cross-national comparison between the Maine Syracuse Study (Central New York, USA) and ORISCAV-LUX (Luxembourg)

Cardiovascular Health variable

Central New York MSLS

Luxembourg ORISCAV-LUX

Mean difference

p-value

 

M

SE

M

SE

  

Total Cardiovascular Health Score, 0-8

3.8

0.08

4.2

0.05

−0.38

<0.001

Cardiovascular Health metrics

      

 Smoking, no cigarettes per day

2.3

0.34

2.3

0.21

−0.04

0.93

 BMI, kg/m2

29.9

0.26

27.0

0.17

2.89

<0.001

 Physical activity, mins/wk2

358

46

754

26

−396

<0.001

 Total cholesterol, mg/dl

201.3

2.04

207.4

1.30

−6.08

0.017

 Systolic BP, mm Hg

122.7

0.85

132.7

0.54

−9.94

<0.001

 Diastolic BP, mm Hg

70.1

0.52

83.9

0.33

−13.85

<0.001

 Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl

96.1

1.03

94.7

0.65

1.37

0.29

 RFS, 0-183

8.9

0.14

10.9

0.09

−2.0

<0.001

 non-RFS, 0-134

3.5

0.08

3.0

0.05

0.55

<0.001

  1. 1Adjusted mean values for age, gender, education and income.
  2. 2Includes moderate and intense physical activity.
  3. 3Higher scores indicate higher intake of recommended foods.
  4. 4Higher scores indicate higher intake of non-recommended foods.