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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 10;80:16–24. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.02.004

Table 3.

Concordance (% [N]) of cardiovascular health (CVH) status and correlation between CVH scores based on Life’s Essential 8 vs. Life’s Simple 7 definitions among 305 children aged 4–7 years in the Healthy Start pre-birth cohort.

Life’s Essential 8 (LE8)
Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) Low Moderate High Ideal/Optimal
Low 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
Moderate 0% (0) 44.9% (137) 21.6% (66) 0% (0)
High 0% (0) 11.2% (34) 22.3% (68) 0% (0)
Ideal/Optimal 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
Wald chi-square test statistic:32.2; P <0.0001
Pearson’s R2 for continuous CVH scores = 0.56; P <0.0001
LE8 without sleep
LS7 Low Moderate High Ideal/Optimal
Low 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
Moderate 0% (0) 44.9% (137) 21.6% (66) 0% (0)
High 0% (0) 6.9% (21) 26.6% (81) 0% (0)
Ideal/Optimal 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
Wald chi-square test statistic: 59.8; P <0.0001
Pearson’s R2 for continuous CVH scores = 0.67; P <0.0001