Table 1.
Cardiovascular health metrics by sexa.
| Women | Men | P-value for interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 103,668 (38%) | 168,884 (62%) | |
| Smoking | <.0001 | ||
| Poor: Current | 24,811 (23.97%) | 55,471 (32.90%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate: Former or quit ≤12m | 1923 (1.86%) | 4751 (2.82%) | <.0001 |
| Ideal: Never or quit >12m ago | 76,760 (74.17%) | 108,362 (64.28%) | 0.0004 |
| Body Mass Index | <.0001 | ||
| Poor: ≥30 kg/m2 | 12,316 (11.97%) | 16,289 (9.70%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate: 25-29.9 kg/m2 | 23,597 (22.93%) | 66,275 (39.45%) | <.0001 |
| Ideal: <25 kg/m2 | 66,990 (65.10%) | 85,427 (50.85%) | 0.0051 |
| Physical Activity | |||
| Poor: No or walking <1 h/day | 62,937 (60.72%) | 92,609 (54.85%) | (ref) |
| Ideal: Walking ≥1 h/day | 40,709 (39.28%) | 76,245 (45.15%) | <.0001 |
| Total cholesterol | <.0001 | ||
| Poor: >6.138 mmol/L | 24,236 (23.54%) | 43,794 (26.09%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate: 5.136 – 6.138 mmol/L | 37,421 (36.34%) | 61,752 (36.79%) | <.0001 |
| Ideal: <5.136 mmol/L | 41,321 (40.13%) | 62,320 (37.12%) | <.0001 |
| Fasting glucose | <.0001 | ||
| Poor: >6.938 mmol/L | 2,041 (1.98%) | 5,896 (3.51%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate: 5.55- 6.938 mmol/L | 25,081 (24.33%) | 68,143 (40.57%) | 0.02 |
| Ideal: <5.55 mmol/L | 75,946 (73.69%) | 93,928 (55.92%) | <.0001 |
| Blood Pressure | <.0001 | ||
| Poor: ≥140/90 mmHg | 21,545 (21.46%) | 47,770 (29.15%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate: 120-139/80-89 mmHg | 42,343 (42.18%) | 85,336 (52.07%) | <.0001 |
| Ideal: <120/80 mmHg | 36,508 (36.36%) | 30,785 (18.78%) | <.0001 |
| Depressive symptoms: Yes | 11,820 (11.40%) | 9052 (5.36%) | <.0001 |
| Education level* | <.0001 | ||
| Low | 11,165 (19.84%) | 14,537 (15.77%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate | 24,306 (43.20%) | 35,023 (38.00%) | <.0001 |
| High | 20,793 (36.96%) | 42,616 (46.23%) | <.0001 |
| EPICES deprivation score* | <.0001 | ||
| Low | 14,298 (32.90%) | 29,606 (41.80%) | (ref) |
| Intermediate | 12,394 (28.52%) | 19,948 (28.30%) | <.0001 |
| High | 16,762 (38.57%) | 21,281 (30.04%) | <.0001 |
SI conversion factors: To convert total cholesterol values to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259; to convert glucose values to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0555
a
Individuals were matched by age and depression status.
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Education and EPICES deprivation score were available from 2001 and 2003, respectively.
Note: All individuals with available cardiovascular health metrics were included in trend analyses for each specific metric; therefore, sample sizes might vary by cardiovascular health metrics.
CVH = cardiovascular health.