Health Metric
<-- #1 Smoking
Ideal: Never or quit > 12 mo
Intermediate: Former ≤ 12 mo
Poor: Current
<-- #2 Body mass index
Ideal: BMI < 25 kg/m2
Intermediate: BMI 25-29.99 kg/m2
Poor: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
<-- #3 Physical activity Ideal
Ideal: ≥ 150 min/wk moderate or ≥ 75 min/wk vigorous or ≥ 150 min/wk moderate þ vigorous
Intermediate: 1-149 min/wk moderate or 1-74 min/wk vigorous or 1-149 min/wk moderate & vigorous
Poor: None
<-- #4 Healthy diet score
Ideal: 4-5 components
Intermediate: 2-3 components
Poor: 0-1 components
The 5 components are:
Fruits and vegetables: ≥ 4.5 cups per day.
Fish: ≥ 2 3.5-oz servings per week (preferably oily fish).
Fiber-rich whole grains (≥1.1 g of fiber per 10 g of carbohydrate): 3 1-oz-equivalent servings per day.
Sodium: < 1500 mg per day.
Sugar-sweetened beverages: ≤ 450 kcal (36 oz) per week.
<-- #5 Total cholesterol
Ideal: Total Cholesterol <200 mg/dl, without medication
Intermediate: Total Cholesterol 200-239 mg/dL or treated to < 200 mg/dL
Poor: Total Cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dL
<-- #6 Blood pressure
Ideal: BP < 120/< 80 mm Hg, without medication
Intermediate: SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89 mm Hg or treated to < 120/< 80 mm Hg
Poor: SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90mmHg
<-- #7 Fasting serum glucose
Ideal: Glucose < 100 mg/dL, without medication
Intermediate: Glucose 100-125 mg/dL or treated to < 100 mg/dL
Poor: Glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL
Life's Simple 7 Score --> numberscore=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4)+(variable_5)+(variable_6)+(variable_7)
Interpretation --> resultscore=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4)+(variable_5)+(variable_6)+(variable_7);score>9?'Optimal':score>4?'Average':'Inadequate'
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