Table 3.

American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 components and scoring

Indicator	Poor (0)	Intermediate (1)	Ideal (2)
Smoking	current smoker	quit < 12 months ago	never smoked or quit > 12 months ago
BMI	obese (> 30)	overweight (25–29.9)	healthy weight (< 25)
Physical activity	none	some (1–149 min/week of moderate or 1–74 min/week of vigorous)	recommended amount (≥ 150 min/week of moderate or ≥ 75 min/week of vigorous)
Healthy diet indicators met • ≥ 4.5 cups/day of FV • ≥ 2 servings/week of fish • ≥ 3 servings/day of whole grains • ≤ 36 oz/week of sugar‐sweetened beverages • ≤ 1500 mg/day of sodium	0 or 1 indicators	2 or 3 indicators	4 or 5 indicators
Cholesterol	high (≥ 240 mg/dL)	borderline high (200–239 mg/dL) or normal with medication	normal (< 200 mg/dL)
Blood pressure	high (≥ 140 mmHg systolic or ≥ 90 mmHg diastolic) or diagnosed with coronary heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, vascular disease, or congenital heart defects	elevated (120–139 mmHg systolic or 80–89 mmHg diastolic) or normal with medication	normal (< 120 mmHg systolic and < 80 mmHg diastolic)
Glucose	diabetes (≥ 126 mg/dL)	prediabetes (100–125 mg/dL) or normal with medication	normal (< 100 mg/dL)