Table 1.

Definitions of cardiovascular health

Cardiovascular health metricsa	Ideal	Intermediate	Poor
Blood pressure, mmHg	SBP < 120 or DBP < 80, without medication	SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89 or treated to goal	SBP ≥ 140 mmHg DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	<200, without medication	200-239, or treated to goal	≥240 mg/dL
Blood glucose, mg/dL	<100, without medication	100-125, or treated to goal	≥126 mmHg
Physical activity	≥150 minutes of moderate or ≥ 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week	1-149 minutes of moderate or 1-74 minutes of vigorous activity per week	None
Healthy diet score, componentsb	4-5	2-3	0-1
Body mass index, kg/m2c	<25	25-29.9	≥30
Smoking	Never smoked or quit >12 months ago	Former smoker or quit <12 months ago	Current smoker

^aAdapted from the American Heart Association’s strategic planning task force and statistical committee 2020 guidelines (10).

^bParticipants were given 1 point for meeting each of the dietary goals. These included (1) fruit and vegetables: ≥4.5 cups/day (potato and potato preparation and fruit and vegetable juices were excluded); (2) fish: ≥two 3.5 oz servings/week (excluding fried fish); (3) a fiber-to-carbohydrate ratio: ≥1.0 g fiber per 10 g carbohydrate/day; (4) no more than 36 fluid oz/week of sugar-sweetened beverages (including nondiet soda and fruit drinks); and (5) <1500 mg of sodium/day.

^cModified body mass index category for Chinese American and South Asian: ideal (<23 kg/m²), intermediate (23-27.4 kg/m²), poor (≥27.5 kg/m²).