Characteristics of Life’s Simple 7 and covariates in the current study
| Variables | Status | Having CVD | Not having CVD | Overall | |||
| n/N | %* | n/N | %* | n/N | %* | ||
| Smoking | Ideal | 947/2100 | 47.2 | 2815/5399 | 57.8 | 3762/7499 | 55.6 |
| Unideal | 1153/2100 | 52.8 | 2584/5399 | 42.2 | 3737/7499 | 44.4 | |
| Body mass index | Ideal | 462/1977 | 25.2 | 1933/5150 | 42.9 | 2395/7127 | 39.2 |
| Unideal | 1515/1977 | 74.8 | 3217/5150 | 57.1 | 4732/7127 | 60.8 | |
| Physical activity | Ideal | 326/2099 | 16.0 | 1448/5396 | 29.6 | 1774/7495 | 26.7 |
| Unideal | 1773/2099 | 84.0 | 3948/5396 | 70.4 | 5721/7495 | 73.3 | |
| Dietary pattern | Ideal | 141/2100 | 5.4 | 293/5399 | 4.6 | 434/7499 | 4.8 |
| Unideal | 1959/2100 | 94.7 | 5106/5399 | 95.4 | 7065/7499 | 95.2 | |
| Total cholesterol | Ideal | 506/2100 | 28.0 | 2321/5399 | 50.1 | 2827/7499 | 45.5 |
| Unideal | 1594/2100 | 72.0 | 3078/5399 | 49.9 | 4672/7499 | 54.5 | |
| Blood pressure | Ideal | 523/2019 | 25.8 | 2305/5202 | 49.1 | 2828/7221 | 44.2 |
| Unideal | 1496/2019 | 74.2 | 2897/5202 | 50.9 | 4393/7221 | 55.8 | |
| Fasting plasma glucose | Ideal | 1376/2100 | 68.8 | 4563/5399 | 87.6 | 5939/7499 | 83.6 |
| Unideal | 724/2100 | 31.2 | 836/5399 | 12.4 | 1560/7499 | 16.4 | |
| Age | <60 years | 753/2100 | 40.8 | 4070/5399 | 84.7 | 4823/7499 | 75.5 |
| ≥60 years | 1347/2100 | 59.3 | 1329/5399 | 15.3 | 2676/7499 | 24.5 | |
| Sex | Male | 952/2100 | 47.1 | 2377/5399 | 49.9 | 3329/7499 | 49.3 |
| Female | 1148/2100 | 52.9 | 3022/5399 | 50.1 | 4170/7499 | 50.7 | |
| Education level | High | 682/2100 | 35.7 | 3051/5399 | 63.7 | 3733/7499 | 57.9 |
| Low | 1418/2100 | 64.3 | 2348/5399 | 36.3 | 3766/7499 | 42.1 | |
| Income | High | 674/1918 | 36.1 | 2726/4899 | 57.9 | 3400/6817 | 53.2 |
| Low | 1244/1918 | 63.9 | 2173/4899 | 42.1 | 3417/6817 | 46.8 | |
| Region | Major cities | 1184/2100 | 66.7 | 3378/5399 | 74.0 | 4562/7499 | 72.5 |
| Inner regional | 553/2100 | 23.1 | 1156/5399 | 18.7 | 1709/7499 | 19.6 | |
| Other | 363/2100 | 10.1 | 865/5399 | 7.3 | 1228/7499 | 7.9 | |
*Weighted prevalence using biomedical weight.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.