What does this research mean for the field?

High Life's Essential 8 (LE8) scores are associated with a 77% reduction in total cardiovascular disease risk compared to low scores. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to examine the relationship between Life's Essential 8 and cardiovascular disease risk in US adults.

May 9, 2025Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineOpen Access

Associations between life's essential 8 and the risk of cardiovascular disease in national US population: evidence from NHANES 2005–2018

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

High Life's Essential 8 scores were associated with a 77% reduction in total cardiovascular disease risk compared to low scores (OR 0.23).

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Cardiovascular disease (n=22298). Intervention: High Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score (80-100) vs. Low LE8 score (0-49). Primary outcome: Total cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.18-0.30, p=<0.001).

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Key result

High Life's Essential 8 scores linked to ~77% lower CVD risk versus low scores.

OR 0.23
95% CI 0.18-0.30
P<0.001
n=22,298

Why the study?

Cardiovascular health is closely linked to CVD-specific mortality, but research on Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and its association with CVD risk is limited.

Do higher Life's Essential 8 scores reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in US adults?

Population

22,298 US adults from NHANES between 2005 and 2018

Comparison

Moderate and high LE8 scores vs low LE8 scores

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

JLJia LiKaiser Permanente QGQi GeJiangsu University YLYajing LiuShenyang Pharmaceutical University

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Implication

Should not yet change practice; extends cross-sectional evidence on LE8 but leaves causality open.

Key Points

This study aims to examine the relationship between Life's Essential 8 and cardiovascular disease risk in US adults.
Cross-sectional analysis of 22,298 participants from NHANES 2005-2018
LE8 scores categorized into low, moderate, and high groups
Multivariate logistic regression and restricted cubic spline models utilized to analyze associations
Moderate LE8 scores linked to a 53% reduction in CVD risk (OR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.41-0.54)
High LE8 scores associated with a 77% reduction in CVD risk (OR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.18-0.30)
Inverse dose-response relationship observed with LE8 scores and total CVD risk, especially pronounced in individuals under 50.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=22,298)

Structured PICO

Do higher Life's Essential 8 scores reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in US adults?

Population

22,298 US adults aged 20 years and older from the NHANES 2005-2018 database were evaluated to assess the cross-sectional association between Life's Essential 8 scores and cardiovascular disease risk.

Exposure

Moderate (50-79) and high (80-100) Life's Essential 8 (LE8) scores

Comparator

Low (0-49) Life's Essential 8 (LE8) scores

Outcome

Total cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, defined as self-reported physician diagnosis of congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, heart attack, or strokecomposite

Main Result

Odds Ratio: 0.23 (95% CI 0.18–0.3)

p-value: p=<0.001

Higher adherence to Life's Essential 8 metrics is associated with a strong, dose-dependent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease in US adults.

Limitations

Assessment of behavioral factors relies primarily on questionnaires, introducing the possibility of information bias and misclassification.
Potential residual confounding factors despite adjusting for several covariates.
The majority of study participants were white, highlighting the necessity for further exploration among other racial and ethnic groups.
Lack of comparison across different geographic regions.
Cross-sectional design prevents tracking participants' LE8 scores over time to elucidate the impact of potential lifestyle changes on the development of CVD.
Assessment of behavioral factors relies primarily on questionnaires, introducing information bias and misclassification
Potential unmeasured confounding factors despite adjustments
Majority of study participants belonged to the white ethnicity
Lack of comparison across different geographic regions
Unable to track participants' LE8 scores at different times due to cross-sectional design

Cite This Study

Li et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease (n=22,298). High Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score (80-100) vs. Low LE8 score (0-49) was evaluated on Total cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.18-0.30, p=<0.001). High Life's Essential 8 scores were associated with a 77% reduction in total cardiovascular disease risk compared to low scores (OR 0.23).

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Associations between life's essential 8 and the risk of cardiovascular disease in national US population: evidence from NHANES 2005–2018

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Key Points

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Structured PICO

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Associations between life's essential 8 and the risk of cardiovascular disease in national US population: evidence from NHANES 2005–2018

Discussion

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Implication

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Limitations

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