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ArticleAmerican journal of preventive cardiology2025

Prevalence of American heart association's ¨ Life's Essential 8¨ in a cohort of Latino women.

Paola Varleta, Mónica Acevedo, Giovanna Valentino, Carolina Casas-Cordero, Amalia Berríos, Rosario López-Infante

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Paola VarletaFundación SOCHICAR, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile.
Mónica AcevedoFundación SOCHICAR, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile.
Giovanna ValentinoCarrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontifiia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile.
Carolina Casas-CorderoInstituto de Ciencias Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Amalia BerríosFundación SOCHICAR, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile.
Rosario López-InfanteCarrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Sede Patagonia, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt, Chile.

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Abstract

The ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) construct has recently been updated to ¨ Life's Essential 8¨(LE8). Objective: to determine LE8's prevalence and its association with sociodemographic and socioeconomic determinants in a Latino women cohort in Santiago de Chile. Methods: Cross-sectional study on 619 women between 35 and 70 years old, representing 1.359.509 women (after expansion factors). LE8 was assessed through a survey on demographic and CV risk factors, as well as anthropometric, blood pressure, and biochemical measurements. The overall LE8 score was estimated for all participants, ranging from 0 to 100 (≥80 points, high CVH and < 50 points, low CVH). Besides, the score for each metric was determined. A descriptive analysis was performed with sample weights for the overall sample, and stratified by age, education, family income level and civil status. A regression analysis was performed adjusted by age group, family income and education level to determine the association of sociodemographic variables with LE8 score. Results: The mean overall LE8 score was 62.7 points. Only 11.5 % had a high LE8, while 18.2 % had a low score. The best-accomplished metrics were blood glucose and physical activity (PA); the worst were diet and nicotine exposure. The adjusted regression analysis showed significantly higher scores for younger age (+3.2 points for <45yo, p < 0.05) and higher education level (+5 points, p < 0.01 and +12 points, p = 0.000,1 for high school and tertiary education, respectively). Higher LE8 scores in women with high education level were significantly driven by improvements in 5 metrics (lipids, blood pressure, body mass index, diet and PA). Conclusion: Nearly 1 out of 9 women from Santiago had an ideal LE8 score. Years of education are crucial determinants in the fight to get an ideal CVH.

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