Table 4.
Multivariable-adjusted1 mean (95% CI) Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Stroop Test, and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) scores at Year 25 by individual cardiovascular health components based upon the average of baseline, Year 7, and Year 25 levels, CARDIA (n = 2,932).
| DSST (symbols) | Stroop Test (points) | RAVLT (words) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass index | |||
| Ideal health | 69.7 (68.9, 70.5) | 22.7 (22.0, 23.2) | 8.1 (8.0, 8.3) |
| Intermediate health | 68.9 (68.0, 69.7) | 22.7 (22.1, 23.3) | 8.2 (8.0, 8.4) |
| Poor hevalth | 68.3 (67.3, 69.4) | 24.3 (23.6, 25.1) | 8.2 (7.9, 8.4) |
| p-trend | 0.04 | 0.002 | >0.2 |
| Diet score | |||
| Ideal health | 70.0 (66.1, 74.7) | 23.1 (19.9, 26.3) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) |
| Intermediate health | 69.9 (69.0, 70.8) | 22.6 (21.9, 23.3) | 8.3 (8.1, 8.5) |
| Poor health | 68.6 (67.9, 69.3) | 23.3 (22.8, 23.8) | 8.1 (8.0, 8.2) |
| p-trend | 0.03 | 0.1 | >0.2 |
| Smoking | |||
| Ideal health | 70.1 (69.5, 70.6) | 22.6 (22.2, 23.1) | 8.3 (8.2, 8.4) |
| Intermediate health | 67.3 (64.1, 70.4) | 22.8 (20.4, 25.1) | 7.9 (7.3, 8.6) |
| Poor health | 64.3 (62.9, 65.6) | 25.3 (24.3, 26.3) | 7.6 (7.3, 7.9) |
| p-trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Physical activity | |||
| Ideal health | 70.1 (69.4, 70.8) | 22.6 (22.1, 23.1) | 8.1 (8.0, 8.3) |
| Intermediate health | 68.2 (67.3, 69.0) | 23.5 (22.9, 24.1) | 8.4 (8.2, 8.5) |
| Poor health | 66.0 (64.1, 67.8) | 24.3 (23.0, 25.8) | 7.7 (7.3, 8.1) |
| p-trend | <0.001 | 0.006 | >0.2 |
| Total cholesterol | |||
| Ideal health | 69.2 (68.6, 69.8) | 22.9 (22.4, 23.3) | 8.3 (8.2, 8.4) |
| Intermediate health | 68.6 (67.8, 69.5) | 23.5 (22.9, 24.2) | 8.0 (7.8, 8.2) |
| Poor health | 70.5 (67.4, 73.6) | 23.1 (20.8, 25.4) | 7.5 (6.8, 8.1) |
| p-trend | >0.2 | 0.2 | <0.001 |
| Blood pressure | |||
| Ideal health | 69.9 (69.3, 70.6) | 22.6 (22.1, 23.1) | 8.3 (8.2, 8.4) |
| Intermediate health | 68.1 (67.3, 68.9) | 23.5 (22.9, 24.1) | 8.0 (7.8, 8.2) |
| Poor health | 63.4 (59.8, 67.1) | 29.0 (26.3, 31.6) | 8.0 (7.3, 8.7) |
| p-trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.008 |
| Glucose | |||
| Ideal health | 69.3 (68.8, 69.9) | 22.9 (22.4, 23.3) | 8.2 (8.1, 8.3) |
| Intermediate health | 68.8 (67.4, 70.3) | 23.9 (22.8, 25.0) | 8.1 (7.8, 8.4) |
| Poor health | 62.2 (59.1, 65.4) | 25.6 (23.3, 28.0) | 7.5 (6.8, 8.1) |
| p-trend | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.1 |
1
Adjusted for age (years), sex, race (black, white), educational attainment (years), alcohol use (average ml/d), and study center (Birmingham, Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland).