Association between the American Heart Association's New Life's Essential 8 Metrics and Depression Symptom in U.S General Adults, Finding from NHANES 2005-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently introduced a new metric for promoting cardiovascular health (CVH) called Life's Essential 8 (LE8). However, there has been no investigation into the relationship between levels of LE8 and the risk of depression symptom. Therefore, our objective was to determine this association using a nationally representative sample of U.S adults.

Methods

Utilizing cross-sectional data from the NHANES spanning the years 2005 to 2018, we computed scores for both overall CVH and individual LE8 components. The survey-weighted logistic regression models were conducted to determine whether LE8 was associated with depression symptom.

Results

A total of 25,357 adults aged 20 and above were included in the study, representing a popula

SUBMITTER: Ruan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609172 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature