Table 4.

LE8 Composite Scoring Guide

Metric	Score
Diet quality	Points	Quantiles of adherence
	100	≥95th Percentile
	80	75th–94th Percentile
	50	50th–74th Percentile
	25	25th–49th Percentile
	0	1st–24th Percentile
PA	Points	Min/wk
	100	≥150
	90	120–149
	80	90–119
	60	60–89
	40	30–59
	20	1–29
	0	0
Nicotine exposure	Points	Status
	100	Never smoker
	75	Former smoker, quit ≥5 y ago
	50	Former smoker, quit 1–5 y ago
	25	Former smoker, quit <1 y ago
	0	Current smoker Subtract 20 points for living with active indoor smoker in home
Sleep health	Points	Hours of sleep/night
	100	7 to <9
	90	9 to <10
	70	6 to <7
	40	5 to <6 or ≥10
	20	4 to <5
	0	<4
BMI	Points	BMI, kg/m2
	100	<25
	70	25.0–29.9
	30	30.0–34.9
	15	35.0–39.9
	0	≥40.0
Blood lipids	Points	Non‐HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
	100	<130
	60	130–159
	40	160–189
	20	190–219
	0	≥220 If on lipid‐lowering therapy, subtract 20 points
Blood glucose	Points	HbA1c, %; or FBG, mg/dL
	100	No history of diabetes and FBG <100 or <5.7
	60	No history of diabetes and FBG 100–125 or 5.7–6.4
	40	Diabetes with HbA1c 6.4–7.0
	30	Diabetes with HbA1c 7.0–7.9
	20	Diabetes with HbA1c 8.0–8.9
	10	Diabetes with HbA1c 9.0–9.9
0	Diabetes with HbA1c ≥10.0
BP	Points	BP, mm Hg
	100	<120/80 to 120–129/<80
	75	130–139 or 80–89
	50	140–159 or 90–99
	25	≥160 or ≥100
	0	Subtract 20 points if on BP treatment
	LE8 composite score total points/8

BMI indicates body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LE8, Life's Essential 8; and PA, physical activity.