Frequency of cardiovascular disease outcomes by sociodemographic characteristics, Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) metrics and social determinants of health in the 2017 BRFSS survey sample (N=8497)
| Variables | Categories | Overall (n/N) | % | CVD outcome (n/N) | % | Do not have CVD outcome (n/N) | % | P value |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 556/8497 | 6.5 | 11/1297 | 0.84 | 545/7200 | 7.6 | <0.001* |
| 25–44 | 2326/8497 | 27.3 | 111/1297 | 8.50 | 2215/7200 | 30.7 | ||
| 45–64 | 3575/8497 | 42.1 | 602/1297 | 46.4 | 2973/7200 | 41.2 | ||
| ≥65 | 2040/8497 | 24.0 | 573/1297 | 44.1 | 1467/7200 | 20.3 | ||
| Sex | Male | 3787/8490 | 44.6 | 648/1295 | 50.1 | 3139/7195 | 43.6 | <0.001* |
| Female | 4703/8490 | 55.3 | 647/1295 | 49.9 | 4056/7195 | 56.3 | ||
| Marital status | Married | 3054/8431 | 36.2 | 437/1288 | 33.9 | 2617/7143 | 36.6 | <0.001* |
| Not married | 5377/8431 | 63.7 | 851/1288 | 66.1 | 4526/7143 | 63.3 | ||
| Education | High (college) | 4273/8490 | 50.3 | 589/1294 | 45.5 | 3684/7167 | 51.4 | <0.001* |
| Low (high school or less) | 4188/8490 | 49.3 | 705/1294 | 54.4 | 3483/7167 | 48.5 | ||
| Annual household income (US$) | <15 000 | 1756/8497 | 20.7 | 372/1756 | 21.2 | 1384/6741 | 20.5 | <0.001* |
| 15 000–24 999 | 1870/8497 | 22.0 | 328/1870 | 17.5 | 1542/6627 | 23.3 | ||
| 25 000–34 999 | 902/8497 | 10.6 | 131/902 | 14.5 | 771/7595 | 10.1 | ||
| 35 000–49 999 | 842/8497 | 9.9 | 92/842 | 10.9 | 750/7655 | 9.8 | ||
| ≥50 000 | 1755/8497 | 20.6 | 159/1755 | 9.06 | 1596/6742 | 23.7 | ||
| LS7 Metrics | ||||||||
| Smoking | Ideal | 5685/8071 | 70.4 | 785/1249 | 62.8 | 4900/6822 | 71.8 | <0.001* |
| Poor | 2386/8071 | 29.5 | 464/1249 | 37.1 | 1922/6822 | 28.1 | ||
| Physical activity | Ideal | 5164/7615 | 67.8 | 672/1187 | 56.6 | 4492/6428 | 69.8 | <0.001* |
| Poor | 2451/7615 | 32.1 | 515/1187 | 43.3 | 1936/6428 | 30.1 | ||
| Diet | Ideal | 6537/7669 | 85.2 | 997/1186 | 84.1 | 5540/6483 | 85.4 | 0.752 |
| Poor | 1132/7669 | 14.7 | 189/1186 | 15.9 | 943/6483 | 14.5 | ||
| Body mass index | Ideal | 1991/7826 | 25.4 | 301/1241 | 24.2 | 1690/6585 | 25.6 | 0.729 |
| Poor | 5835/7826 | 74.5 | 940/1241 | 75.7 | 4895/6585 | 74.3 | ||
| Diabetes | Ideal | 6569/8471 | 77.5 | 735/1293 | 56.8 | 5834/7178 | 81.2 | <0.001* |
| Poor | 1902/8471 | 22.4 | 558/1293 | 43.1 | 1344/7178 | 18.7 | ||
| Cholesterol levels | Ideal | 4675/7212 | 64.8 | 460/1186 | 38.7 | 4215/6026 | 69.9 | <0.001* |
| Poor | 2537/7212 | 35.1 | 726/1186 | 61.2 | 1811/6026 | 30.1 | ||
| Blood pressure | Ideal | 4799/8472 | 56.6 | 329/1293 | 25.4 | 4470/7179 | 62.2 | <0.001* |
| Poor | 3673/8472 | 43.3 | 964/1293 | 74.5 | 2709/7179 | 37.7 | ||
| Social determinants of health | ||||||||
| Avoidance of medical care due to cost | Yes | 1385/8484 | 16.3 | 306/1294 | 23.6 | 1079/7190 | 15.1 | <0.001* |
| No | 7099/8484 | 83.6 | 988/1294 | 76.3 | 6111/7190 | 84.9 | ||
| Regular healthcare provider | Yes | 5953/8458 | 70.3 | 1060/1292 | 82.1 | 4893/7166 | 68.2 | <0.001* |
| No | 2505/8458 | 29.6 | 232/1292 | 17.9 | 2273/7166 | 31.7 | ||
| Health insurance | Yes | 7659/8481 | 90.3 | 1212/1295 | 93.5 | 6447/7186 | 89.7 | <0.001* |
| No | 822/8481 | 9.60 | 83/1295 | 6.40 | 739/7186 | 10.28 | ||
Categorical variables are shown in per cent (%).
*Indicates statistically significant.
BRFSS, Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance Survey; CVD, cardiovascular disease.