Table 1.
Characteristics of 7500 participants according to the trajectories of Life’s essential 8 from 2006 to 2016
| Characteristic | Total | 10-Years Trajectory of Life’s Essential 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-Stable | Moderate-Increasing | Moderate-Decreasing | Moderate-Stable | High-Stable | ||
| No., % | 7500 (100) | 762 (10.16) | 1275 (17.00) | 1172 (15.63) | 2690 (35.87) | 1601 (21.35) |
| Age (years) | 40.28 ± 10.35 | 40. 71 ± 9.90 | 40.46 ± 9.61 | 41.97 ± 10.83 | 41.50 ± 10.55 | 36.63 ± 9.56 |
| LE8 in 2006 | 72.54 ± 9.95 | 57.89 ± 8.17 | 64.63 ± 7.16 | 69.75 ± 6.93 | 76.23 ± 6.15 | 81.62 ± 5.44 |
| hs-CRP, IQR | 1.24 (0.72, 2.15) | 1.64 (1.01, 2.71) | 1.22 (0.72, 2.12) | 1.62 (0.95, 2.67) | 1.20 (0.70, 2.09) | 0.93 (0.56, 1.55) |
| Gender, % | ||||||
| Women | 2907 (38.76) | 35 (4.59) | 77 (6.04) | 314 (26.79) | 1279 (47.55) | 1202 (75.08) |
| Men | 4593 (61.24) | 727 (95.41) | 1198 (93.96) | 858 (73.21) | 1411 (52.45) | 399 (24.92) |
| Income per month (CNY), % | ||||||
| < 800 | 6129 (81.76) | 621 (81.60) | 1015 (79.67) | 994 (84.96) | 2234 (83.05) | 1265 (79.01) |
| ≥ 800 | 1367 (18.24) | 140 (18.40) | 259 (20.33) | 176 (15.04) | 456 (16.95) | 336 (20.99) |
| Education level, % | ||||||
| Elementary school or below | 183 (2.44) | 31 (4.07) | 37 (2.90) | 32 (2.73) | 68 (2.53) | 15 (0.94) |
| Middle school | 4413 (58.86) | 470 (61.76) | 781 (61.30) | 768 (65.53) | 1631 (60.63) | 763 (47.66) |
| High school or above | 2903 (38.70) | 260 (34.17) | 456 (35.79) | 372 (31.74) | 991 (36.84) | 823 (51.41) |
| Occupation, % | ||||||
| Coalminers | 1898 (25.31) | 355 (46.59) | 597 (46.82) | 337 (28.75) | 486 (18.07) | 123 (7.69) |
| Other blue collars | 4699 (87.98) | 354 (46.46) | 576 (45.18) | 730 (62.29) | 1853 (68.88) | 1186 (74.17) |
| White collars | 901 (12.02) | 53(6.96) | 102 (8.00) | 105 (8.96) | 351 (13.05) | 290 (18.14) |
| Alcohol consumption, % | ||||||
| Never | 4629 (61.74) | 242 (31.80) | 451 (35.37) | 703 (59.98) | 1938 (72.10) | 1295 (80.89) |
| Past | 131 (1.75) | 22 (2.89) | 44 (3.45) | 21 (1.79) | 33 (1.23) | 11 (0.69) |
| Current | 2737 (36.51) | 497 (65.31) | 780 (61.18) | 448 (38.23) | 717 (26.67) | 295 (18.43) |
Abbreviations: LE8, Life’s Essential 8; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IQR, interquartile range
Values were means ± SD or n (percentages) or median (25th, 75th percentiles)