Number of ideal metrics and CVD presence
| Ideal metrics number | CVD cases/participants | Crude OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted* OR (95% CI) | p |
| 0–2 | 1283/3342 | Referent | – | Referent | – |
| 3–4 | 585/2786 | 0.41 (0.35 to 0.48) | <0.01 | 0.67 (0.56 to 0.81) | <0.01 |
| 5–7 | 70/874 | 0.09 (0.06 to 0.14) | <0.01 | 0.34 (0.22 to 0.54) | <0.01 |
| One more ideal metric | – | 0.60 (0.57 to 0.63) | <0.01 | 0.79 (0.73 to 0.84) | <0.01 |
*Adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment, income and residence region.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.