Association between individual Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) metrics, social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease outcomes
| LS7 metrics | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | P value |
| Smoking | 1.50 (1.32 to 1.70) | <0.05 | 1.66 (1.40 to 1.98) | <0.001† |
| Low physical activity | 1.77 (1.56 to 2.01) | <0.05 | 1.26 (1.06 to 1.49) | 0.006† |
| Elevated body mass index | 1.07 (0.93 to 1.24) | 0.29 | 0.89 (0.73 to 1.08) | 0.263 |
| Poor diet | 1.11 (0.93 to 1.32) | 0.21 | 0.95 (0.76 to 1.19) | 0.693 |
| Diabetes | 3.29 (2.96 to 3.71) | <0.05 | 1.72 (1.45 to 2.04) | <0.001† |
| High cholesterol | 3.67 (3.22 to 4.17) | <0.05 | 1.79 (1.51 to 2.12) | <0.001† |
| Hypertension | 4.83 (4.22 to 5.52) | <0.05 | 2.36 (1.95 to 2.86) | <0.001† |
| Social determinants of health | ||||
| Avoidance of medical care due to cost | 0.57 (0.49 to 0.65) | <0.05 | 0.50 (0.42 to 0.59) | <0.001† |
| Regular healthcare provider | 1.79 (1.62 to 2.10) | <0.05 | 1.47 (1.24 to 1.76) | <0.001† |
| Health insurance | 1.67 (1.32 to 2.11) | <0.05 | 1.43 (1.08 to 1.89) | 0.012† |
*Adjusted for gender, age, marital status, income and education.
†Indicates statistically significant.