Table 2 Sample characteristics according to person-centered and measured CVH level.

From: Person-centered and measured life’s simple 7 cardiovascular health concordance and association with incident cardiovascular disease

 

Person-centered CVH

P-trend

Measured CVH

P-trend

Overall

Low

Intermediate

High

Low

Intermediate

High

 

1928

10.30%

9534

50.95%

7252

38.75%

 

5385

28.78%

10,237

54.70%

3092

16.52%

 

18,714

Mean age (SD) years

59.82 (8.74)

51.48 (13.11)

48.60 (14.08)

 < 0.05

56.73 (11.57)

50.65 (8.25)

43.58 (5.56)

 < 0.05

51.22 (13.51)

Women

55.96%

73.62%

75.63%

 < 0.05

62.47%

76.48%

77.59%

 < 0.05

72.58%

Educational attainment

  < high school

25.41%

16.87%

13.40%

 

22.57%

15.22%

9.63%

 

16.40%

  < 2 years after high school

49.01%

49.47%

47.66%

 

49.35%

49.32%

45.65%

 

48.72%

  ≥ 2 years after high school

25.57%

33.67%

38.94%

 < 0.05

28.08%

35.46%

44.72%

 < 0.05

34.88%

Occupational category

 Liberal profession

4.67%

4.70%

5.41%

 

4.65%

4.95%

5.80%

 

4.97%

 Intermediary profession

29.77%

29.88%

29.33%

 

29.96%

29.94%

28.01%

 

29.66%

 Intellectual profession

42.74%

40.04%

41.49%

 

40.66%

40.59%

41.37%

 

40.88%

 Worker/employee

22.82%

25.38%

23.77%

0.02

24.73%

24.47%

24.79%

0.20

24.50%

 Cohabitant

79.05%

79.19%

79.48%

0.90

79.77%

79.28%

78.46%

0.40

79.29%

 Mean alcohol, gm/day

12.02

9.51

6.90

 < 0.05

11.57

8.25

5.56

 < 0.05

8.76

 SD

14.82

12.14

9.35

 

14.25

10.55

8.16

 

11.59

 CVD family history

58.35%

40.60%

34.29%

 < 0.05

49.16%

39.11%

26.98%

 < 0.05

39.99%

  1. Values are percentages for categorical variables and mean (standard deviation) for numerical ones.
  2. Low, intermediate, and high CVH correspond to 0–2, 3–4, and 5–7 ideal LS7 metrics, respectively.
  3. Trend tests include Jonckheere trend test for numerical variables and the Chi-square trend test for categorical variables.
  4. Educational attainment categories were (1) low (less than high school), (2) intermediate (less than 2 years after high school), and (3) high (more than or equal to 2 years after high school).
  5. Occupational categories were (1) liberal professions (farmer, craftsperson, merchant, company director, specialized personnel, (2) intellectual professions, (3) intermediary professions, and (4) worker/ employee.