Table 3.

ORs of diabetes according to Life’s Simple 7 metrics among 1,639 SHFS participants aged 18–74 years

	No. cases	No. at risk	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)†
Physical activity
Poor, <3,500 steps/day	73	430	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, 3,500–9,999 steps/day	117	1,006	0.64 (0.46–0.90)	0.73 (0.52–0.98)
Ideal, 10,000+ steps/day	20	203	0.53 (0.32–0.90)	0.65 (0.38–1.11)
Healthy diet score
Poor, 0–1 component	192	1,506	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, 2–3 components	18	133	1.07 (0.62–1.86)	1.02 (0.59–1.79)
Ideal, 4–5 components	0	0	N/A	N/A
BMI
Poor, 30+ kg/m2	172	910	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, 25 to <30 kg/m2	31	442	0.32 (0.21–0.51)	0.33 (0.21–0.52)
Ideal, <25 kg/m2	7	287	0.11 (0.04–0.26)	0.12 (0.05–0.30)
Smoking
Poor, current	69	644	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, former ≤12 months	5	65	0.69 (0.26–1.85)	0.74 (0.27–2.01)
Ideal, never or quit >12 months	136	930	1.43 (0.96–1.95)	1.25 (0.92–1.68)
Total cholesterol
Poor, ≥240 mg/dL	15	103	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, 200–239 mg/dL or treated to <200 mg/dL	54	378	0.98 (0.55–1.73)	0.96 (0.53–1.73)
Ideal, <200 mg/dL without medication	141	1,158	0.81 (0.47–1.40)	0.79 (0.46–1.32)
Blood pressure
Poor, SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg	51	273	1.00	1.00
Intermediate, SBP 120–139 mmHg or DBP 80–89 mmHg or treated to <120/<80 mmHg	103	717	0.73 (0.53–1.00)	0.75 (0.52–1.08)
Ideal, <120/<80 mmHg without medication	56	649	0.41 (0.28–0.61)	0.42 (0.26–0.69)
Fasting serum glucose
Poor, ≥126 mg/dL	0	0	N/A by design	N/A by design
Intermediate, 100–125 mg/dL or treated to <100 mg/dL	138	454	1.00	1.00
Ideal, <100 mg/dL without medication	72	1,185	0.15 (0.11–0.20)	0.14 (0.10–0.20)

Each health behavior or factor represents an independent regression model. N/A, not applicable.

†Each adjusted model includes age, sex, site, education (years), and family history of diabetes.