Table 1.
Baseline characteristics overall and by quartile of Life’s Essential 8 score calculated using accelerometer-measured minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the Women’s Health Initiative Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Study in 40 United States clinical sites, 2012–2014.
| Characteristic | Total |
LE8A Score Quartile (Range) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (26.3–60.0) | Q2 (60.1–68.8) | Q3 (68.9–76.3) | Q4 (76.4–100) | ||
| N (%) | 4,243 (100) | 1,063 (25.1) | 1,136 (26.8) | 1,001 (23.6) | 1,043 (24.6) |
| LE8A metric, mean (SD) | |||||
| Physical activity | 94.8 (15.8) | 89.2 (23.1) | 94.8 (15.4) | 96.8 (11.0) | 98.4 (6.8) |
| Diet | 39.8 (31.3) | 23.2 (26.4) | 34.5 (29.1) | 44.0 (29.2) | 58.3 (29.6) |
| Smoking | 77.1 (27.1) | 66.1 (28.2) | 73.8 (27.3) | 80.1 (25.7) | 88.9 (21.0) |
| BMI | 66.1 (31.6) | 43.1 (30.6) | 60.8 (30.4) | 73.9 (26.2) | 87.7 (19.1) |
| Lipids | 61.3 (28.1) | 51.6 (29.6) | 59.7 (27.4) | 62.6 (26.7) | 71.5 (25.1) |
| Glucose | 76.4 (32.9) | 55.0 (35.1) | 72.2 (33.8) | 84.4 (27.7) | 95.2 (16.3) |
| Blood pressure | 56.8 (28.9) | 39.9 (25.9) | 52.8 (27.4) | 60.4 (26.9) | 74.8 (23.4) |
| Sleep | 73.8 (30.6) | 56.3 (32.5) | 71.3 (30.8) | 79.8 (27.5) | 88.6 (19.9) |
| Age, years, n (%) | |||||
| 63–69 | 430 (10.1) | 114 (10.7) | 113 (9.9) | 106 (10.6) | 97 (9.3) |
| 70–79 | 1,675 (39.5) | 438 (41.2) | 467 (41.1) | 386 (38.6) | 384 (36.8) |
| 80–89 | 1,963 (46.3) | 470 (44.2) | 509 (44.8) | 468 (46.8) | 516 (49.5) |
| 90+ | 175 (4.1) | 41 (3.9) | 47 (4.1) | 41 (4.1) | 46 (4.4) |
| Mean (SD) | 78.7 (6.6) | 78.3 (6.7) | 78.6 (6.6) | 78.9 (6.6) | 79.2 (6.6) |
| Race and ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2,206 (52.0) | 505 (47.5) | 573 (50.4) | 530 (52.9) | 598 (57.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1,285 (30.3) | 399 (37.5) | 362 (31.9) | 279 (27.9) | 245 (23.5) |
| Hispanic | 752 (17.7) | 159 (15.0) | 201 (17.7) | 192 (19.2) | 200 (19.2) |
| Highest education level, n (%) | |||||
| High school or less | 840 (19.9) | 263 (24.9) | 217 (19.3) | 194 (19.5) | 166 (15.9) |
| Some college | 1,625 (38.5) | 424 (40.1) | 491 (43.6) | 366 (36.8) | 344 (33.0) |
| College graduate or more | 1,755 (41.6) | 370 (35.0) | 419 (37.2) | 435 (43.7) | 531 (51.0) |
| Missing, n (%) | 23 (0.5) | 6 (0.6) | 9 (0.8) | 6 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) |
| Alcohol intake, n (%) | |||||
| Non-drinker | 1,424 (36.2) | 409 (43.0) | 387 (36.7) | 307 (32.7) | 321 (32.4) |
| <1 drink/week | 1,344 (34.1) | 331 (34.8) | 364 (34.5) | 311 (33.1) | 338 (34.1) |
| ≥1 drinks/week | 1,170 (29.7) | 212 (22.3) | 303 (28.7) | 322 (34.3) | 333 (33.6) |
| Missing, n (%) | 305 (7.2) | 111 (10.4) | 82 (7.2) | 61 (6.1) | 51 (4.9) |
| Multimorbiditya, n (%) | |||||
| 0 | 1,283 (30.2) | 274 (25.8) | 332 (29.2) | 298 (29.8) | 379 (36.3) |
| 1 | 1,969 (46.4) | 491 (46.2) | 519 (45.7) | 482 (48.2) | 477 (45.7) |
| 2 | 779 (18.4) | 225 (21.2) | 227 (20.0) | 176 (17.6) | 151 (14.5) |
| ≥3 | 212 (5.0) | 73 (6.9) | 58 (5.1) | 45 (4.5) | 36 (3.5) |
| Accelerometer awake wear, mean (SD) | |||||
| Hours/day | 14.9 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.4) | 14.8 (1.3) | 15.0 (1.2) | 15.1 (1.1) |
Abbreviations: LE8A, Life’s Essential 8 score calculated using accelerometer-measured minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SD, standard deviation.
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Comorbidities include cancer, hip fracture, osteoarthritis, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cognitive impairment, and frequent falls.