Abstract P114: Low Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Djousse ◽  
Andrew Petrone ◽  
Chad Blackshear ◽  
Michael Griswold ◽  
Jane Harman ◽  
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Background: While the prevalence of cardiovascular health metrics or Life’s Simple Seven (LSS) has been shown to be far from optimal in the US, such information has been predominantly reported in Caucasians. The burden of cardiovascular disease among African Americans underscores the need to evaluate the prevalence and secular trends of LSS in other ethnic groups. Objective: To test the hypothesis that the prevalence of the LSS is far from ideal among participants of the Jackson Heart Study. Methods: We analyzed LSS with 3,500 African Americans from the Jackson Heart Study, using data from their first clinic visit (2000-2004). Standard methods were used to measure blood pressure, glucose, body mass index (BMI), and cholesterol. Information on physical activity, smoking, and diet was collected with interviewer-administered questionnaires. Each of the LSS metrics (smoking status, diet, physical activity, BMI, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and blood pressure) was categorized as poor, intermediate, or ideal, as defined by the AHA guidelines. Results: The mean age at baseline was 56.9 ± 12.2 years and 2,350 participants (67%) were women. Among men, the prevalence of having 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 ideal cardiovascular health metrics was 6.6%, 25.8%, 32.7%, 21.6%, 10.6%, 2.3%, 0.4%, and 0%, respectively. Corresponding values for women were 3.2%, 28.1%, 32.9%, 22.3%, 10.1%, 2.9%, 0.38%, and 0%. While about two-thirds of men and women reported ideal smoking status, almost none reported ideal diet quality, and few met recommendations for BMI and blood pressure ( Figure) . Conclusions: Our data are consistent with less than optimal prevalence of cardiovascular health metrics in both men and women from the Jackson Heart Study. The lower prevalence of meeting ideal recommendations for diet, physical activity, BMI, and blood pressure underscores the need for targeted interventions to improve these modifiable lifestyle factors in order to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease among African-Americans.

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Sims ◽  
LáShauntá Glover ◽  
Arnita Norwood ◽  
Christina Jordan ◽  
Yuan-I Min ◽  
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Introduction: Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, African Americans experience greater negative psychosocial factors (depression, stress), which are related to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little research has examined the association of positive psychosocial factors (optimism) with cardiovascular health in this population. Using the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) data, we examined the association of optimism with the American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 TM (LS7), a measure of seven metrics that assesses a person’s cardiovascular health. Hypothesis: Higher levels of optimism are positively associated with individual LS7 metrics, and positively associated with the total LS7 score. Methods: We evaluated cross-sectional associations of optimism with each LS7 metric [cigarette smoking, physical activity, diet, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose] and with a composite LS7 score among 4,761 participants, 21-95 years old (women=3,070; men=1,691) enrolled in the JHS, a single-site, community-based cohort of African Americans residing in Jackson, MS. Optimism was measured in tertiles (low, moderate, high) to examine threshold effects. Each LS7 metric was classified as poor, intermediate, and ideal. LS7 metrics were also summed to create a total continuous score (0-13) categorized in tertiles (low, moderate, high). Multinomial logistic regression estimated the odds ratios (OR, 95% confidence interval-CI) of intermediate (vs. poor) and ideal (vs. poor) LS7 metric by levels of optimism. Multinomial regression also estimated the odds of moderate (vs. low) or high (vs. low) total LS7 score by optimism. Models adjusted for demographics, SES, and depressive symptoms. Results: Descriptive findings showed that participants who reported high optimism had ideal physical activity, nutrition, smoking, blood pressure, glucose and high total LS7 score (all p<0.01). After adjustment for age, sex, education, income, marital status, and insurance status, participants who reported high (vs. low) optimism had a 39% increased odds of having ideal (vs. poor) physical activity (OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.10-1.76) and a 33% increased odds of having ideal (vs. poor) smoking (OR 1.33; 95% CI 1.02-1.73). Participants who reported high (vs. low) optimism had a 34% greater odds of having a high (vs. low) total LS7 score (OR 1.34 95% CI 1.03-1.74) after full adjustment. Conclusion: Optimism is associated with ideal physical activity and ideal smoking, which is important for promoting cardiovascular health and reducing the risk of CVD among African Americans in this sample.


Circulation ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 125 (suppl_10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Yeboah ◽  
Che L Smith ◽  
Mario Sims ◽  
Ervin Fox ◽  
Yaorong Ge ◽  
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Background: Prior studies suggest that African Americans (AA) have lower prevalence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) compared to whites, yet CAC has similar ability to predict coronary heart disease (CHD) events. The role of CAC as a screening tool for CHD risk in AA is unclear. We compared the diagnostic accuracy for CHD prevalence using the CAC score and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in an adult population of AA. Methods: CAC was measured in 2944 participants in the Jackson Heart Study, an NHLBI funded study of AA based in Jackson, MS. Approximately 8% of this cohort had known cardiovascular disease (CVD) defined as prior MI, angina, stroke, PTCA, CABG or PVD. Logistic regression, ROC and net reclassification index (NRI) analysis were used adjusting for age, gender, SBP, total and HDL cholesterol, smoking status, DM and BMI. FRS was calculated and those with DM were classified as high risk. Results: The mean age was 60, 65% were females, 26% had DM, 50% were obese and 30% were current or former smokers. Prevalent CVD was associated with older age, higher SBP, lower HDL and total cholesterol, and higher CAC. CAC was independently associated with prevalent CVD in our multivariable model [OR (95% CI): 1.26 (1.17, 1.35), p< 0.0001]. In ROC analysis, CAC improved the diagnostic accuracy (c statistic) of the FRS from 0.617 to 0.757 (p < 0.0001) for prevalent CVD. The FRS classified 30% of the cohort as high risk, 38.5% as intermediate risk and 31.5% as low risk. FRS classfied 51% of subjects with prevalent CVD as high risk. Addition of CAC to FRS resulted in net reclassification improvement of 4% for subjects with known CVD and 28.5% in those without CVD (see figure). Conclusion: In AA, the CAC is independently associated with prevalent CVD and improves the diagnostic accuracy of FRS for prevalent CVD by 14%. Addition of CAC improves the NRI of those with prevalent CVD by 4% and the NRI of individuals without CVD by 28.5%. Determination of CAC in AA may be useful in identifying individuals at risk of CVD and reclassifying individuals with low and intermediate FRS.


Circulation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 133 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John N Booth ◽  
Keith M Diaz ◽  
Samantha Seals ◽  
Mario Sims ◽  
Joseph Ravenell ◽  
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Introduction: Masked hypertension has been associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Europeans and Asians. Hypothesis: Determine the association of masked hypertension with CVD events and all-cause mortality in African Americans (AA). Methods: The Jackson Heart Study, an exclusively AA population-based, prospective cohort study, was restricted to participants with clinic systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) < 140/90 mmHg and valid ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) at the baseline exam in 2000-2004 (n=738). Masked daytime hypertension was defined as mean ambulatory daytime (10am-8pm) SBP ≥ 135 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg. Masked nocturnal hypertension was defined as mean ambulatory nighttime (12am-6am) SBP ≥ 120 mmHg or DBP ≥ 70 mmHg. Using all ABPM measurements, masked 24-hour hypertension was defined as mean SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 80 mmHg. CVD events (nonfatal/fatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction or fatal coronary heart disease) and all-cause mortality were identified and adjudicated through December 31, 2011. Results: Any masked hypertension (masked daytime, nocturnal or 24-hour hypertension) was present in 52.2% of participants; 28.2% had masked daytime hypertension, 48.2% had masked nocturnal hypertension and 31.7% had masked 24-hour hypertension. There were 51 CVD events and 44 deaths over a median follow up of 8.2 and 8.5 years, respectively. The CVD rate (95% CI) per 1,000 person years in participants with and without any masked hypertension were 13.5 (9.9-18.4) and 3.9 (2.2-7.1), respectively (Table). The multivariable adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) between any masked hypertension and CVD was 2.49 (1.26-4.93). CVD rates for those with and without masked daytime, nocturnal and 24-hour hypertension, and the hazard ratios for CVD associated with masked daytime, nocturnal and 24-hour hypertension, were similar. Masked hypertension was not associated with all-cause mortality. Conclusion: Masked hypertension is common and associated with increased CVD risk in AAs.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 20-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie C. Collins ◽  
David P. Slovut ◽  
Robert Newton ◽  
William D. Johnson ◽  
Sandra Larrivee ◽  
...  

Circulation ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan-Mai T Nguyen ◽  
Rachel M Quaden ◽  
Rebecca J Song ◽  
Yuk-Lam Ho ◽  
Kelly Cho ◽  
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Background: While previous studies have reported the prevalence of Life’s Simple Seven (LSS) in the general population, no data exist in a national sample of US veterans. Objective: To assess the prevalence of ideal LSS in a cross-sectional study of 500,000 US Veterans participating in the Million Veteran Program (MVP) from 2011-2016. Methods: We assigned one of three possible values (0=poor, 1=intermediate, 2=ideal) for each of the seven LSS metrics (adiposity /BMI), smoking status, total cholesterol, blood pressure, plasma glucose, diet, physical activity) at baseline using self-reported data and electronic health records. A total score of 0 across all seven metrics indicated overall poor cardiovascular health and a score of 14 indicated ideal cardiovascular health. Results: Complete data on all LSS factors were available for 171,146 Veterans (92% men and mean age 65.5yrs ±11.5 SD). Average LSS score was 6.1 ±1.9. Ideal BMI, smoking status, total cholesterol, blood pressure and plasma glucose (fasting and non-fasting) was present in 23.8%, 30%, 22.2%, 22.5% and 42.9%, respectively, in the study population (Fig). Prevalence of ideal diet was 0.4%. Among dietary factors, recommendation for fruits and vegetables (at least 4.5cups/day) was the least likely to be achieved. Physical activity at the workplace, home or at leisure was reported among 25.6% of Veterans (21.8% intermediate and 3.8% ideal physical activity). Conclusions: Our data show a low prevalence of ideal LSS among Veterans in the MVP, especially diet (0.4%) and physical activity (3.8%). Compared to NHANES 2005-2006 unadjusted prevalence estimates for AHA 2020 goals, Veterans in MVP have a lower prevalence of all ideal LSS metrics except for diet: BMI (23.8 vs 33%), physical activity (3.8 vs 45%), smoking status (30 vs 73%), total cholesterol (22.2 vs 45%) blood pressure (22.5 vs 42%) and glucose (42.9 vs 58%). These findings underscore the need to improve adherence to modifiable lifestyle factors with subsequent reduction in CVD burden among Veterans.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamba Gaye ◽  
Donald Lloyd-Jones ◽  
Eugenie Valentin ◽  
Joshua J Joseph ◽  
Xavier Jouven ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective: To describe patterns of change in cardiovascular health (CVH) measured by the Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) over 6 years in participants with diabetes, and assess the association of these patterns of change with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality.Methods: We conducted a long-term prospective cohort analysis (median follow-up 19 years) using the ARIC study, a community-based, biracial cohort with participants aged 45-64 years at baseline in 1987–1989. The LS7 metrics (smoking, body mass index, physical activity, diet, total cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure) were collected at baseline and 6 years later. At both time points, participants were classified as low (0-2 ideal metrics), moderate (3-4), and favorable (5-7) CVH, and 6-year CVH change categories were created. Cox proportional hazards regressions were used to estimate the association between change categories and CVD and mortality. Results: The majority (62.2%) of participants with diabetes had a stable-low CVH at both visits, whereas 12.1% had stable-moderate and 0.4% stable-favorable, 14.9% improved, and 10.5% worsened. Compared to participants with stable-low CVH, CVD and mortality risk was lower for those who improved CVH 6 years later, or stable-moderate, or even high- or moderate-to-low CVH. This was driven by favorable changes in blood pressure, cholesterol, physical activity and smoking. Compared to participants free of diabetes with a stable-favorable CVH change, participants with diabetes had higher CVD and mortality risk regardless of their CVH trajectory. However, those with a favorable CVH trajectory displayed the same excess risk as participants without diabetes with stable-low CVH. Conclusions: Among individuals with diabetes, maintaining or reaching ideal levels of LS7 metrics can help reduce the excess CVD incidence and mortality. A favorable CVH trajectory in people with diabetes carried approximately the same excess CVD and mortality risk than an unfavorable CVH trajectory in people free of diabetes.


Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy B White

Background: African Americans smoke menthol cigarettes at higher rates than other races and have a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whereas smoking is a well described risk factor for CVD, it is unclear if menthol cigarettes are associated with more or less risk. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate the association between menthol cigarette use and subclinical atherosclerosis in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). Methods: JHS participants (n=5,301) were classified by self-reported smoking status as current, past (smoked ≥400 cigarettes/life), or never smokers at Visit 1 (V1, 2000-2004). Menthol cigarette use data were captured at Visit 3 (V3, 2009-2013). We used multivariable logistic and robust linear regression models to examine the associations between cigarette type and measures of subclinical atherosclerosis [carotid intimal medial thickness (CIMT, Visit 1) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) or aorto-iliac calcium (AIC) by computed tomography (Visit 2, V2, 2005-2008)] to estimate β-coefficients (adjusted differences) comparing menthol to non-menthol (reference group) smoking. Results: There were 401 current smokers with available data on cigarette preference including 326 menthol (81%) and 75 non-menthol (19%) smokers at V3. Menthol cigarette preference in current smokers was not associated with significant differences in measures of subclinical atherosclerosis: CIMT (β -0.003, 95% CI -0.053, 0.046, p=0.90); CAC (β -0.20, 95% CI -1.09, 0.69, p=0.66) or AIC (β -0.32, 95% CI -1.23, 0.59, p=0.48). Conclusion: Our study provides no evidence for an association of menthol cigarette use with subclinical atherosclerosis in African Americans. These findings warrant replication by studies that address the limitations of this study, including the assumption that menthol smokers in V3 were long-term menthol smokers before V1 and V2, potential selection by exclusions of deaths related to smoking and CVD among participants at V3 and lack of longitudinal data on outcomes after the collection of menthol use data at V3.


Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veena Kesireddy ◽  
Yubo Tan ◽  
David Kline ◽  
Guy Brock ◽  
James B. Odei ◽  
...  

Background: Among African Americans (AAs), attaining higher levels of American Heart Association (AHA) ideal cardiovascular health (Life’s Simple 7 [LS7]) is associated with lower risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We previously showed that aldosterone is associated with higher risk of diabetes and CVD in AAs. Thus, we investigated the association of LS7 metrics with aldosterone in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). Methods: Ideal metrics were defined by AHA 2020 goals for health behaviors (smoking, dietary intake, physical activity, and body mass index) and health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glucose). The number of ideal LS7 metrics attained at baseline were summed into a continuous score (0–7) and categorical groups (Poor: 0–1, Intermediate: 2–3, and Ideal: ≥4 ideal LS7 metrics). Multivariable linear regression was used. Results: Among 4,095 JHS participants (mean age 55 ± 13 years, 65% female), median serum aldosterone was 4.90, 4.30, and 3.70 ng/dL in the poor (n = 1132), intermediate (n = 2288) and ideal (n = 675) categories respectively. Aldosterone was 15% [0.85 (0.80, 0.90)] and 33% [0.67 (0.61, 0.75)] lower in the intermediate and ideal LS7 categories compared to the poor LS7 category. Each additional LS7 metric attained on continuous LS7 score (0–7) was associated with an 11% [0.89 (0.86, 0.91)] lower aldosterone level with variation by sex with women having a 15% lower aldosterone vs. 5% in men. Conclusions: Higher attainment of ideal LS7 metrics was associated with lower serum aldosterone among AAs with a greater magnitude of association among women compared to men.


2015 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Djoussé ◽  
Andrew B. Petrone ◽  
Chad Blackshear ◽  
Michael Griswold ◽  
Jane L. Harman ◽  
...  

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 131 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwah Abdalla ◽  
John N Booth ◽  
Keith M Diaz ◽  
Mario Sims ◽  
Paul Muntner ◽  
...  

Introduction: Compared with whites, African Americans (AAs) have a higher risk for hypertension-related cardiovascular disease outcomes, which may be related to alterations in left ventricular geometry. Scarce data exist on how the left ventricle remodels in response to hypertension among AAs. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that among AAs, hypertension will be associated with abnormal echocardiographic–derived left ventricular geometric patterns defined as concentric remodeling (CR), concentric hypertrophy (CH), and eccentric hypertrophy (EH). Methods: We analyzed data from the Jackson Heart Study, a community-based AA cohort who completed a baseline exam that included clinic blood pressure (CBP) and 2D echocardiography (n=5,301). CR, CH, EH, and normal patterns were defined according to left ventricular mass index and relative wall thickness defined using standard American Society of Echocardiography recommendations. The analysis was restricted to 4,572 participants with complete CBP, information on antihypertensive medication, and echocardiographic data. Results: Mean ± SD age was 55.5 ± 12.7 years; 64% were female. Mean ± SD systolic and diastolic CBP was 127 ± 18 and 79 ± 11 mmHg, respectively; 2,785 (61%) of participants had hypertension (CBP ≥140/90 mmHg and/or taking antihypertensive medications). The prevalence of CR, CH, and EH were 10.1%, 5.2%, and 8.2%, respectively. In a multivariable-adjusted model with a normal pattern as the referent group, hypertension was associated with a greater risk of CR, CH, and EH: odds ratio 1.85 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.43-2.38), 4.16 (95% CI 2.53-6.86), and 1.67 (95% CI: 1.26-2.23) respectively. Among hypertensive participants, older age was significantly associated with CR, CH, and EH after multivariable adjustment. Higher systolic CBP, current smoking and a higher number of classes of antihypertensive medications were additionally significantly associated with CH and EH. Male sex, and heavy and moderate alcohol consumption versus none were also significantly associated with CR. Conclusions: In conclusion, abnormal left ventricular geometry was present in almost 25% of AAs. Hypertension was associated with each abnormal geometric pattern, with approximately a four-fold greater odds for CH. Future studies should examine whether abnormal left ventricular geometric patterns, particularly CH, explains the increased risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes associated with hypertension in AAs.


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