Table 3.
Essential 8 Score and its components Stratified by race/ethnicity in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-18
| Non-Hispanic White [n= 4,521 (53,127,793)] |
Non-Hispanic Black [n=2,478 (10,577,294)] |
Mexican American [n=2,192 (10,888,071)] |
Other [n=3,006 (14,829,082)] |
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| Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | |
| Essential 8 Score | 70.7 (58.8, 81.2) | 69.9 (0.5) | 65.5 (54.8, 75.5) | 65.1 (0.3) | 67.5 (56.9, 77.4) | 67.3 (0.3) | 72.2 (61.2, 81.9) | 71.2 (0.4) |
| Physical Activity Score | 83.2 (0.0, 94.5) | 60.1 (1.1) | 56.2 (0.0, 93.6) | 51.7 (1.2) | 21.6 (0.0, 92.8) | 45.8 (1.1) | 70.6 (0.0, 93.9) | 55.1 (1.2) |
| Blood Pressure Score | 83.9 (58.8, 91.9) | 83.1 (0.5) | 81.3 (46.3, 90.7) | 77.2 (0.6) | 84.3 (60.8, 92.2) | 83.9 (0.6) | 84.6 (61.4, 92.3) | 84.4 (0.5) |
| Blood Lipids Score | 73.5 (40.3, 89.9) | 72.7 (0.6) | 82.9 (46.0, 91.4) | 78.2 (0.6) | 55.6 (36.9, 88.4) | 68.9 (0.8) | 80 (40.5, 90.0) | 72.8 (0.7) |
| Blood Sugar Score | 76.5 (64.8, 88.3) | 93.3 (0.3) | 70.9 (55.1, 85.4) | 85.6 (0.6) | 72.9 (58.9, 86.5) | 87.6 (0.5) | 74.7 (62.0, 87.3) | 90.3 (0.4) |
| Body Mass Index Score | 53.7 (23.6, 80.2) | 65.2 (0.8) | 39 (15.2, 75.1) | 55.8 (0.7) | 38.2 (18.7, 67.6) | 55.6 (0.7) | 57.1 (27.0, 81.1) | 68.1 (0.9) |
| Smoking Score | 80.8 (0.0, 90.4) | 64.9 (1.1) | 82.7 (2.8, 91.3) | 66.3 (1.1) | 85 (55.3, 92.5) | 76.2 (1.0) | 84.8 (42.7, 92.4) | 74.6 (1.0) |
| Sleep Score | 91.6 (58.7, 95.8) | 84.9 (0.5) | 70.7 (39.5, 94.3) | 74.8 (0.6) | 91.3 (56.4, 95.6) | 84.2 (0.5) | 91.2 (54.1, 95.6) | 83.1 (0.5) |
| Diet Score | 18.5 (0.0, 46.0) | 35 (0.9) | 14.9 (0.0, 39.4) | 31.1 (0.7) | 21.1 (0.0, 45.4) | 36.2 (0.8) | 26.6 (3.1, 51.8) | 41.1 (0.8) |
Median (interquartile range) and mean (standard deviation) have been used to describe the Life's Essential 8 Score and its components.