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Table 2 Cardiovascular health metrics definition and their distribution (prevalence, %) among men and women

From: Ideal cardiovascular health status and its association with socioeconomic factors in Chinese adults in Shandong, China

Health metrics

Definition

Men

Women

Total

Smoking

Ideal

Never or quit > 12 months

43.34

96.82*

70.75

Intermediate

Former or quit <12 months

5.94

0.59

3.26

Poor

Current

50.72

2.6

26.68

Body mass index

Ideal

<25 kg/m2

60.12

58.38

59.25

Intermediate

25–29.9 kg/m2

32.31

32.33

32.32

Poor

≥30 kg/m2

7.57

9.3

8.43

Diet

Ideal

4–5components

0.44

0.34

0.39

Intermediate

2–3 components

99.53

99.63

99.58

Poor

0–1 components

0.03

0.03

0.03

Physical activity

Ideal

≥150 min/week moderate intensity or 75 min/weekvigorous intensity or 150 min/week moderate + vigorous

13.78

13.68

13.73

Intermediate

1–149 min/week moderate intensity or 1–74 min/week

vigorous intensity or 1–149 min/wk moderate + vigorous

7.03

4.87

5.95

Poor

None

79.19

81.45

80.32

Total cholesterol

Ideal

<5.17 mmol/L (200 mg/dl), without medcation

82.23

81.77

82.00

Intermediate

5.17–6.20 mmol/L (200–239) mg/dl or treated to <5.17 mmol/L (200 mg/dl)

14.34

14.05

14.2

Poor

≥6.21 mmol/L (240 mg/dl)

3.43

4.17

3.8

Blood pressure

Ideal

<120/<80 mm Hg, without medcation

43.41

62.24*

52.81

Intermediate

SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89 mm Hg or treated to goal

33.32

19.29

26.31

Poor

SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90 mm Hg

23.27

18.47

20.87

Fasting serum glucose

Ideal

<5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dl)

59.23

63.33

61.28

Intermediate

5.6–6.9 mmol/L (100–125 mg/dl) or treated to goal

33.91

31.14

32.52

Poor

≥7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dl)

6.87

5.53

6.20

  1. *P < 0.05, men vs. women