Individual associations between Life’s Simple 7 and cardiovascular disease presence
| Variables | Crude IRR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted* IRR (95% CI) | p |
| Smoking | 1.40 (1.24 to 1.58) | <0.01 | 1.18 (1.04 to 1.34) | 0.01 |
| Elevated body mass index | 1.92 (1.64 to 2.24) | <0.01 | 1.37 (1.21 to 1.55) | <0.01 |
| Physical inactivity | 1.91 (1.59 to 2.30) | <0.01 | 1.23 (1.00 to 1.52) | 0.049 |
| Unideal dietary pattern | 0.88 (0.69 to 1.12) | 0.29 | 1.13 (0.94 to 1.37) | 0.19 |
| Elevated total cholesterol | 2.14 (1.88 to 2.44) | <0.01 | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.38) | 0.01 |
| Elevated blood pressure | 2.28 (1.96 to 2.66) | <0.01 | 1.27 (1.10 to 1.47) | <0.01 |
| Elevated fasting plasma glucose | 2.32 (2.09 to 2.57) | <0.01 | 1.34 (1.21 to 1.49) | <0.01 |
*Adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment, income and residence region.
IRR, incidence rate ratio.