Table 2.
Characteristics of REGARDS Participants ≥65 Years of Age Included in the Current Analysis by Number of Ideal Life's Simple 7 Factors
| Characteristics of Participants With Dietary Data | Number of Ideal Life's Simple 7 Factorsa | P Trendb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 N=1079 (17.2%) | 2 N=1947 (31.1%) | 3 N=1814 (29.0%) | 4 N=1024 (16.4%) | 5 to 7 N=398 (6.4%) | ||
| Age, y (SE) | 71.8 (0.17) | 72.0 (0.13) | 72.6 (0.14) | 73.0 (0.20) | 72.6 (0.30) | <0.001 |
| Women | 64.2% | 57.8% | 52.3% | 51.9% | 47.7% | <0.001 |
| Black race | 44.9% | 36.2% | 29.2% | 20.9% | 12.8% | <0.001 |
| Annual income <$20 000 | 31.7% | 22.6% | 20.8% | 18.0% | 14.0% | <0.001 |
| Less than a high school education | 21.2% | 15.2% | 10.6% | 8.9% | 5.3% | <0.001 |
| Unmarried | 50.7% | 44.4% | 42.7% | 38.4% | 39.3% | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as percentage or mean (SE). The absolute number of participants in each category of Life's Simple 7 factors was calculated as the average across multiple imputations and rounded to the closest integer number. REGARDS indicates REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke; SE, standard error.
Life's Simple 7 factors include cigarette smoking, physical activity, diet, body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose, and ideal levels are defined in Table 1.
P‐trends on baseline characteristics across the number of ideal Life's Simple 7 factors were calculated using logistic regression for binary variables and linear regression for continuous variables.