Table 1.

Metrics and Definition of Optimal Cardiovascular Health^*

Metric	Definition
Nicotine Exposure	Never smoker
Body Mass Index	<25 kg/m²
Physical Activity	150 min of moderate or greater intensity activity per week
Diet	>95th percentile of DASH-style eating pattern, HEI-2015, or MEPA
Blood Lipids	Non-HDL cholesterol <130 mg/dL
Blood Pressure	<120/<80 mm Hg
Blood Glucose	<100 mg/dL (or HbA1C <5.7) and no history of diabetes
Sleep Health	7 to <9 hours of sleep per night

Abbreviations: DASH: dietary approaches to stop hypertension, dL: deciliter, HbA1C: hemoglobin A1C, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, HEI: healthy eating index, Hg: mercury, kg: kilograms, m: meters, MEPA: Mediterranean eating pattern for Americans, mg: milligrams, min: minutes, mm: millimeters

^⁎Definitions presented here represent the optimal score for each metric (100 points). Each component score can be averaged to obtain a composite cardiovascular health score.