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Table 3 Results of Life’s Simple 7

From: Life’s simple 7 and cardiovascular disease risk knowledge in Hong Kong

 

Young Adults

Middle Aged

Elderly

Total

Health Metrics

 BMI

  Poor

1.4%

1.1%

6.3%

4.1%

  Intermediate

5.1%

19.1%

33.5%

22.2%

  Ideal

93.4%

79.8%

60.1%

73.7%

 Diet

  Poor

34.0%

27.7%

2.0%

15.7%

  Intermediate

53.7%

55.3%

33.7%

42.8%

  Ideal

12.3%

17.0%

64.3%

41.6%

 Physical Activity

  Poor

19.4%

34.0%

10.1%

15.7%

  Intermediate

71.4%

47.9%

19.9%

40.7%

  Ideal

9.1%

18.1%

69.9%

43.7%

 Smoking

  Poor

0.6%

3.2%

10.9%

6.5%

  Intermediate

0.0%

0.0%

1.6%

0.9%

  Ideal

99.4%

96.8%

87.5%

92.6%

 Blood Pressure

  Poor

5.1%

25.5%

55.4%

34.9%

  Intermediate

22.6%

45.7%

36.2%

32.3%

  Ideal

72.3%

28.7%

8.3%

32.7%

 Total Cholesterol

  Poor

2.3%

13.8%

5.1%

4.9%

  Intermediate

7.4%

25.5%

16.7%

14.3%

  Ideal

90.3%

60.6%

78.3%

80.8%

 Blood Glucose

  Poor

10.9%

12.8%

32.8%

23.2%

  Intermediate

35.7%

38.3%

38.2%

37.3%

  Ideal

53.4%

48.9%

29.0%

39.5%

Overall Score

  Inadequate (0–4)

0.0 %

1.1%

0.0%

0.1%

  Average (5–9)

18.9 %

43.6%

42.9%

34.5%

  Optimum (10–14)

81.1%

55.3%

57.1%

65.4%

Total No. of Ideal Health Metrics Present

 7

0.6%

0.0%

0.7%

0.6%

 6

6.0%

2.1%

8.2%

6.8%

 5

36.6%

19.1%

25.0%

28.5%

 4

40.6%

34.0%

32.6%

35.5%

 3

12.6%

24.5%

22.5%

19.2%

 2

3.7%

11.7%

9.6%

7.7%

 1

0.0%

8.5%

1.4%

1.6%

 0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%