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Table 1 Characteristics of US adults by three categories of total cardiovascular health (CVH) score, 2005–2018

From: Association of cardiovascular health and periodontitis: a population-based study

Characteristics

Total

Low (LE8 < 50)

Moderate(50 ≤ LE8 < 80)

High (LE8 ≥ 80)

Prevalence, % (weighted N, in millions)

100 (50.1)

15.9 (8.0)

62.6 (31.3)

21.5 (10.8)

No. of participants in sample

8,649

1,375

5,414

1,860

Age, years

51.80 ± 12.35

53.12 ± 12.58

51.84 ± 11.26

46.53 ± 12.45

Female, % (weighted N, in millions)

50.3 (25.2)

45.6 (3.6)

48.1 (15.1)

60.3 (6.5)

Race/ethnicity, % (weighted N, in millions)

Non-Hispanic White

64.7 (32.4)

63.2 (5.1)

63.5 (19.9)

69.7 (7.5)

Non-Hispanic Black

10.6 (5.3)

15.1 (1.2)

11.2 (3.5)

5.0 (0.1)

Mexican American

9.2 (4.6)

10.5 (0.8)

9.5 (3.0)

7.5 (0.8)

Other Hispanic

6.4 (3.2)

5.1 (0.4)

6.5 (2.0)

6.7 (0.7)

Others

9.1 (4.6)

6.1 (0.5)

9.3 (2.9)

11.1 (1.1)

Education level, % (weighted N, in millions)

Less than high school

12.3 (6.2)

19.7 (1.6)

12.6 (3.9)

5.8 (0.6)

High school

23.5 (11.8)

32.7 (2.6)

25.3 (7.9)

11.1 (1.2)

More than high school

64.2 (32.1)

47.6 (3.8)

62.1 (19.5)

83.1 (9.0)

PIR, % (weighted N, in millions)

Low (< 1.3)

20.8 (10.4)

30.9 (2.5)

20.0 (6.3)

13.9 (1.5)

Intermediate (1.3–3.5)

27.0 (13.5)

30.2 (2.4)

28.2 (8.8)

21.6 (2.3)

High (> 3.5)

52.2 (26.2)

38.9 (3.1)

51.8 (16.2)

64.5 (7.0)

Periodontitis, % (weighted N, in millions)

49.8 (24.9)

65.9 (5.3)

49.6 (15.5)

38.0 (4.1)

AHA LE8 score (SD)

    

Mean total CVH score

65.75 (12.46)

42.26 (5.42)

63.63 (6.97)

86.35 (5.47)

Mean DASH diet score

42.31 (30.07)

23.04 (21.05)

40.51 (30.48)

65.15 (28.09)

Mean physical activity score

51.47 (43.02)

9.14 (24.79)

49.67 (46.45)

88.52 (27.65)

Mean tobacco exposure score

68.50 (31.31)

45.23 (33.93)

67.62 (32.29)

90.81 (19.70)

Mean sleep health score

85.16 (20.62)

73.51 (22.39)

84.45 (19.91)

92.64 (14.95)

Mean body mass index score

57.18 (29.36)

31.05 (24.40)

54.64 (30.23)

86.39 (20.13)

Mean blood lipid score

67.81 (24.49)

48.13 (30.73)

66.44 (25.30)

87.51 (21.11)

Mean blood glucose score

83.12 (21.46)

66.38 (30.45)

85.55 (22.93)

98.14 (8.54)

Mean blood pressure score

64.77 (27.83)

42.61 (25.53)

67.16 (25.43)

88.83 (17.83)

  1. Mean (SD) for continuous variables: the P value was calculated by the weighted linear regression model
  2. Percentages (weighted N, in millions) for categorical variables: the P value was calculated by the weighted chi-square test
  3. Cardiovascular health (CVH) is categorized into 3 grades,low:LE8 score < 50, medium:50 ≤ LE8 score < 80, high:LE8 score ≥ 80
  4. Abbreviation: AHA, American Heart Association; LE8, Life’s Essential 8; CVH, cardiovascular health; PIR. Ratio of family income to poverty; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
  5. Note: a higher CVH score indicates better cardiovascular health