Table 5.
Age‐Standardized* Results for Cardiovascular Health Metrics by Sociodemographic Characteristics, Including Participants With History of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, BRFSS, 2009
| Number | Ideal Cardiovascular Health (All 7 Metrics) | Cardiovascular Health Score (Mean) | Poor Cardiovascular Health (0 to 2 Metrics) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | P Value | Mean (95% CI) | P Value | % (95% CI) | P Value | ||
| Total | 40 6498 | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.2) | 4.34 (4.33 to 4.35) | 11.4 (11.2 to 11.6) | |||
| Age, y | |||||||
| 18 to 34* | 47 274 | 3.3 (3.0 to 3.6) | 4.87 (4.84 to 4.89) | 3.6 (3.2 to 4.1) | |||
| 35 to 54 | 139 361 | 3.6 (3.5 to 3.8) | 0.034 | 4.33 (4.32 to 4.35) | <0.001 | 10.7 (10.4 to 11.1) | <0.001 |
| 55 to 64 | 90 537 | 2.6 (2.4 to 2.7) | <0.001 | 3.79 (3.78 to 3.81) | <0.001 | 20.9 (20.4 to 21.4) | <0.001 |
| ≥65 | 129 326 | 1.7 (1.6 to 1.9) | <0.001 | 3.68 (3.67 to 3.71) | <0.001 | 21.9 (21.4 to 22.3) | <0.001 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Men* | 154 224 | 1.8 (1.6 to 1.9) | 4.20 (4.18 to 4.22) | 12.1 (11.8 to 12.4) | |||
| Women | 252 274 | 4.4 (4.2 to 4.5) | <0.001 | 4.48 (4.47 to 4.50) | <0.001 | 10.8 (10.5 to 11.0) | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| Non‐Hispanic white* | 335 392 | 3.6 (3.4 to 3.7) | 4.41 (4.40 to 4.42) | 10.7 (10.5 to 10.9) | |||
| Non‐Hispanic black | 32 455 | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | <0.001 | 3.98 (3.93 to 4.01) | <0.001 | 17.2 (16.4 to 18.0) | <0.001 |
| Hispanics | 25 224 | 1.9 (1.6 to 2.1) | <0.001 | 4.17 (4.14 to 4.21) | <0.001 | 12.8 (12.0 to 13.6) | <0.001 |
| NH Asian/Pacific Islander | 7560 | 4.6 (3.8 to 5.6) | 0.03 | 4.59 (4.51 to 4.66) | <0.001 | 8.6 (7.4 to 10.0) | 0.003 |
| NH AI/AN | 5867 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.3) | <0.001 | 4.04 (3.95 to 4.13) | <0.001 | 14.9 (13.2 to 16.9) | <0.001 |
| Education | |||||||
| <High school* | 37 305 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) | 3.77 (3.73 to 3.82) | 20.4 (19.3 to 21.4) | |||
| High school | 122 357 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | <0.001 | 4.05 (4.03 to 4.08) | <0.001 | 14.9 (14.5 to 15.4) | <0.001 |
| Some college | 109 116 | 2.4 (2.2 to 2.6) | <0.001 | 4.26 (4.24 to 4.28) | <0.001 | 11.8 (11.5 to 12.2) | <0.001 |
| ≥College | 137 720 | 5.4 (5.1 to 5.7) | <0.001 | 4.67 (4.65 to 4.69) | <0.001 | 7.1 (6.8 to 7.3) | <0.001 |
CI indicates confidence interval; NH, non‐Hispanic; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; AI, American Indian; AN, Alaska Native.
*
Age‐standardization applied to total, sex, race/ethnicity, and education using the 2000 US standard projected population, with age groups 18 to 24, 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and ≥65 years.
*
P values for differences across the categories and for comparisons with the reference group.