Table 4.
Association between ideal cardiovascular health and LTL among SHFS participants
| Ideal cardiovascular health |
Age (years) | Mean LTL (T/S ratio) |
Age- and sex-adjusted | Multivariate-adjusteda | ||
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| β (SE) | P-value | β (SE) | P-value | |||
| Categorical | ||||||
| Below average (ref) | 47.5 ± 13.9 | 0.95 ± 0.22 | – | – | – | – |
| Average | 40.3 ± 16.0 | 0.99 ± 0.23 | 0.010 (0.012) | 0.419 | 0.009 (0.012) | 0.450 |
| Above average | 27.2 ± 11.9 | 1.08 ± 0.23 | 0.038 (0.017) | 0.021 | 0.034 (0.016) | 0.042 |
| P for trend | 0.028 | 0.051 | ||||
| Continuous | ||||||
| Composite CVH score | 0.008 (0.004) | 0.057 | 0.007 (0.004) | 0.107 | ||
| Behavior factor score | 0.004 (0.005) | 0.417 | 0.003 (0.005) | 0.637 | ||
| Health factor score | 0.011 (0.006) | 0.041 | 0.013 (0.006) | 0.032 | ||
CVH cardiovascular health
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Adjust for age, sex, education level, marital status, processed meat consumption, alcohol consumption, and study site