Key result
Higher Life's Essential 8 scores linked to lower abdominal aortic calcification risk.
Why the study?
Abdominal aortic calcification is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but its association with Life's Essential 8 had not been examined among middle-aged and elderly populations.
Does a higher Life's Essential 8 score prevent abdominal aortic calcification in adults aged ≥40 years?
Cross-Sectional (n=2,369)
Does a higher Life's Essential 8 score prevent abdominal aortic calcification in adults aged ≥40 years?
Higher cardiovascular health, as measured by the Life's Essential 8 metric, is inversely and nonlinearly associated with the risk of abdominal aortic calcification in middle-aged and older adults.
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Supports inverse association of Life's Essential 8 with AAC; leaves open causality and clinical implications.
Cai et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Abdominal aortic calcification (n=2,369). Life's Essential 8 (LE8) vs. Lower LE8 scores was evaluated on Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC). Among 2,369 adults (mean AAC score 1.41), higher Life's Essential 8 scores were negatively and nonlinearly associated with the risk of abdominal aortic calcification.
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