Table 2. LS7 Scores for adults aged <45 years by race/ethnicity for women and men without CVD: NHANES 1999–2016d.
| Women | Men | |||||||
| NHW | NHB | Hispanic | NHW | NHB | Hispanic | |||
| LS7 composite, mean | 9.3 (9.2, 9.5) | 8.2 (8.1, 8.4) | 9.1 (9.0, 9.2) | a,b,c | 8.7 (8.6,8.8) | 8.4 (8.3, 8.5) | 8.3 (8.1, 8.4) | a,c |
| Diet (DASH score) | a,b | a,b,c | ||||||
| Ideal, % | 2.9 (2.1,3.7) | 1.6 (.9,2.3) | 3.1 (2.2,3.9) | 1.5 (1.0,2.1) | 1.3 (.6,2.0) | 1.7 (1.0,2.5) | ||
| Intermediate, % | 33.6 (31.4,35.8) | 21.5 (19.2,23.9) | 36.7 (33.9,39.5) | 28.6 (26.6,30.7) | 22.6 (19.9,25.2) | 33.3 (31.0,35.7) | ||
| Poor, % | 63.5 (61.2,65.8) | 76.9 (74.5,79.3) | 60.2 (57.4,63.1) | 69.8 (67.7,72) | 76.1 (73.4,78.8) | 64.9 (62.4,67.4) | ||
| Physical activity | a,c | a,b,c | ||||||
| Ideal, % | 46.5 (43.8,49.2) | 32.6 (29.2,36.0) | 32.2 (29.6,34.9) | 53.3 (50.9,55.6) | 54.2 (51.1,57.2) | 41.9 (39.2,44.7) | ||
| Intermediate, % | 23.2 (21.1,25.2) | 19.2 (16.9,21.6) | 20.5 (17.9,23.1) | 19.9 (18.1,21.7) | 13.1 (11.1,15.2) | 13.6 (11.8,15.5) | ||
| Poor, % | 30.3 (27.9,32.7) | 48.2 (45,51.3) | 47.2 (44.1,50.4) | 26.9 (24.7,29.1) | 32.7 (29.8,35.6) | 44.5 (41.7,47.2) | ||
| Smoking | a,b,c | b | ||||||
| Ideal, % | 68.6 (66.4,70.9) | 75.7 (73,78.4) | 84.3 (82.5,86.1) | 64.4 (62.2,66.6) | 65.6 (62.2,68.9) | 67.9 (65.1,70.8) | ||
| Intermediate, % | 4.6 (3.7,5.4) | 2.6 (1.7,3.5) | 3.1 (2.3,3.9) | 5.3 (4.3,6.2) | 3.2 (2.1,4.4) | 5.2 (3.8,6.6) | ||
| Poor, % | 26.8 (24.7,28.9) | 21.7 (19.2,24.2) | 12.6 (10.9,14.3) | 30.3 (28.2,32.4) | 31.2 (28.1,34.4) | 26.8 (24.1,29.5) | ||
| Body mass index | a,b,c | a,b,c | ||||||
| Ideal | 46.3 (43.8,48.9) | 24.2 (21.6,26.9) | 29.7 (27.1,32.3) | 34.3 (32.1,36.6) | 36.2 (33.2,39.2) | 25.3 (22.7,27.8) | ||
| Intermediate | 25.1 (23.3,27.0) | 24.1 (21.5,26.7) | 32.3 (29.8,34.8) | 36.9 (34.9,39) | 29.8 (27.1,32.6) | 40.5 (38.3,42.7) | ||
| Poor | 28.5 (26.4,30.7) | 51.7 (48.8,54.5) | 38.0 (35.3,40.8) | 28.8 (26.6,30.9) | 34.0 (31.0,37.0) | 34.3 (31.5,37) | ||
| Blood pressure | a,b,c | a,b | ||||||
| Ideal, % | 75.5 (73.6,77.5) | 61.4 (58.5,64.4) | 80.3 (78.5,82.0) | 47.1 (44.7,49.5) | 40.3 (37.0,43.6) | 50.3 (47.3,53.3) | ||
| Intermediate,% | 20.8 (18.9,22.7) | 27.7 (25.3,30.2) | 15.8 (14,17.5) | 42.4 (40.2,44.5) | 45.1 (41.8,48.3) | 40.5 (37.7,43.3) | ||
| Poor,% | 3.6 (2.9,4.3) | 10.8 (9.2,12.5) | 4.0 (3.0,5.0) | 10.5 (9.2,11.8) | 14.6 (12.9,16.3) | 9.2 (7.6,10.9) | ||
| Total cholesterol | a | a,b | ||||||
| Ideal, % | 65.0 (63.1,67.0) | 69.4 (66.9,71.9) | 67.9 (65.5,70.3) | 58.6 (56.4,60.8) | 66.6 (63.7,69.5) | 56.2 (53.3,59.1) | ||
| Intermediate,% | 24.8 (22.9,26.6) | 23.1 (21.1,25.1) | 22.9 (20.8,25) | 28.0 (26.2,29.8) | 24.6 (22.1,27.1) | 30.3 (27.9,32.8) | ||
| Poor,% | 10.2 (9.0,11.4) | 7.5 (5.9,9.1) | 9.2 (7.4,10.9) | 13.4 (11.9,14.8) | 8.8 (7.2,10.4) | 13.5 (11.6,15.3) | ||
| HbA1c | a,b,c | a,b,c | ||||||
| Ideal % | 93.2 (92.1,94.3) | 79.6 (77.1,82.0) | 85.6 (83.8,87.4) | 91.7 (90.5,92.8) | 75.1 (72.8,77.5) | 81.5 (79.3,83.7) | ||
| Intermediate | 5.7 (4.6,6.7) | 16.0 (14.0,18.0) | 11.0 (9.3,12.6) | 6.6 (5.6,7.6) | 21.5 (19.2,23.7) | 15.4 (13.3,17.4) | ||
| Poor | 1.1 (.8,1.5) | 4.4 (3.2,5.6) | 3.4 (2.4,4.5) | 1.8 (1.4,2.2) | 3.4 (2.4,4.4) | 3.2 (2.1,4.2) | ||
a P<.01, scores for NHW vs NHB (within sex group).
b. P<.01, scores for NHB vs Hispanic (within sex group).
c. P<.01 scores for Hispanic vs NHW (within sex group).
d. Data provided are weighted percentages and 95%CIs.