Table 1.

Definition of Poor, Intermediate, and Ideal Life's Simple 7 Component Metrics

Component metrics	Poor (0 points)	Intermediate (1 point)	Ideal (2 points)
Cigarette smoking	Current	Former <1 y	Never or former >1 y
Healthy diet*	0–1	2–3	4–5
Physical activity†	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	≥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

Data from Lloyd‐Jones et al ³ . DBP indicates diastolic blood pressure; and SBP, systolic blood pressure.

^*Healthy diet score (0–5 components) included the following: fruits and vegetables, ≥4.5 cups/d; fish, ≥2 3.5‐oz servings/wk; fiber‐rich whole grains ≥1.1 g fiber/10 g carbohydrate, ≥3 1‐oz‐equivalent servings/d; sodium, ≤1500 mg/d; sugar‐sweetened beverages, ≤450 kcal/wk. Dietary recommendations are scaled according to a 2000‐kcal/d diet.

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