Table 1.

AHA 2020 Strategic Impact Goals: Definition of Poor, Intermediate, and Ideal CVH for Each Goal/Metric for Adults >20 Years

LS7 Component Goals/Metrics	CVH Definitions
	Poor	Intermediate	Ideal
Smoking	Current	Former <1 y	Never or former >1 y
Healthy diet score (0–5 components)a	0–1	2–3	4–5
Physical activity levelb	None	1–149 min/wk moderate intensity or 1–74 min/wk vigorous intensity or 1–149 min/wk moderate+vigorous intensity	≥150 min/wk moderate intensity or ≥75 min/wk vigorous intensity or ≥150 min/wk moderate+vigorous intensity
Body mass index, kg/m2	≥30.0	25.0–29.9	<25.0
Blood pressure, mm Hg	SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90	SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89 or treated to goal	<120/<80 untreated
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	≥240	200–239 or treated to goal	<200 untreated
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL	≥126	100–125 or treated to goal	<100 untreated

Reproduced in part from Shay et al2 with permission. Copyright ©2012, Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. AHA indicates American Heart Association; CVH, cardiovascular health; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LS7, Life's Simple 7; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

^aHealthy diet score components include the following: fruits and vegetables, ≥4.5 cups/day; fish, ≥2 3.5‐ounce servings/week; fiber‐rich whole grains (≥1.1 g fiber per 10 g carbohydrate), ≥3 1‐ounce servings per day; sodium, ≤1500 mg/d; and sugar‐sweetened beverages, <36 fluid‐ounce/week (≤450 kcal/wk). Dietary recommendations are scaled according to a 2000‐kcal/d diet.

^bMinutes of vigorous activity are equal to 2 times the minutes of moderate activity when moderate and vigorous activities are combined.