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Improve cardiovascular health in adults — HDS‑01 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
65.5 mean cardiovascular health score (2017-20) *

National Target:
72.2 mean cardiovascular health score  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
65.6 was the mean cardiovascular health score (maximum score of 100.0) among adults aged 20 years and over in 2013-16 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Ideal cardiovascular health in adults, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Total
65.6
CI 64.7 / 66.6
SE 0.458
65.5
CI 64.3 / 66.7
SE 0.587

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Sex, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Male
64.2
CI 63.1 / 65.4
SE 0.564
64.1
CI 62.7 / 65.5
SE 0.679
Female
67.1
CI 66.1 / 68.0
SE 0.468
66.9
CI 65.5 / 68.3
SE 0.663

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
Asian only
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
DNA
DNA
White only
DNA
DNA
2 or more races
DSU
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
62.9
CI 62.1 / 63.8
SE 0.424
63.7
CI 62.9 / 64.5
SE 0.408
Mexican American
62.0
CI 61.0 / 63.0
SE 0.495
62.6
CI 61.7 / 63.5
SE 0.441
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
71.6
CI 70.4 / 72.8
SE 0.591
71.8
CI 69.8 / 73.7
SE 0.948
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
60.0
CI 58.9 / 61.1
SE 0.532
60.1
CI 58.9 / 61.2
SE 0.551
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
66.8
CI 65.7 / 67.9
SE 0.530
66.7
CI 65.0 / 68.5
SE 0.845
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Age group, 2013-16 to 2017-20 † ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
20-44 years
69.3
CI 68.3 / 70.2
SE 0.476
69.2
CI 67.5 / 70.9
SE 0.841
20-24 years
71.9
CI 70.4 / 73.4
SE 0.732
73.2
CI 70.4 / 75.9
SE 1.343
25-44 years
68.6
CI 67.5 / 69.7
SE 0.549
68.1
CI 66.4 / 69.8
SE 0.823
45-64 years
62.1
CI 60.7 / 63.4
SE 0.670
62.0
CI 60.7 / 63.3
SE 0.625
45-54 years
63.9
CI 62.0 / 65.9
SE 0.954
62.7
CI 61.1 / 64.3
SE 0.776
55-64 years
60.1
CI 58.5 / 61.7
SE 0.790
61.4
CI 59.8 / 63.0
SE 0.786
65 years and over
62.0
CI 60.7 / 63.3
SE 0.645
61.7
CI 60.2 / 63.3
SE 0.765
65-74 years
62.5
CI 60.6 / 64.3
SE 0.885
62.2
CI 60.2 / 64.1
SE 0.939
75-79 years
61.5
CI 59.5 / 63.5
SE 0.992
60.8
CI 58.1 / 63.6
SE 1.325
80 years and over
60.9
CI 59.8 / 62.1
SE 0.561
61.0
CI 59.2 / 62.8
SE 0.871

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Less than High school
58.0
CI 57.0 / 59.1
SE 0.509
57.1
CI 55.5 / 58.6
SE 0.759
High school (including GED or equivalent)
59.4
CI 58.4 / 60.4
SE 0.497
59.6
CI 58.3 / 60.9
SE 0.639
Some college or Associate degree
63.2
CI 61.8 / 64.5
SE 0.656
62.3
CI 61.2 / 63.5
SE 0.543
4-year college degree or more
73.1
CI 72.2 / 74.0
SE 0.423
72.9
CI 71.8 / 73.9
SE 0.527

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Family income (percent poverty guidelines), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
<100
59.0
CI 58.0 / 60.1
SE 0.528
58.8
CI 57.4 / 60.1
SE 0.661
100-199
61.1
CI 59.8 / 62.4
SE 0.634
60.9
CI 59.7 / 62.1
SE 0.575
200-399
64.9
CI 63.8 / 66.1
SE 0.561
64.5
CI 63.1 / 65.8
SE 0.651
400+
71.0
CI 69.7 / 72.2
SE 0.608
70.0
CI 68.7 / 71.4
SE 0.652

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Health insurance status (20-64 years), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Insured
63.9
CI 62.7 / 65.1
SE 0.591
64.1
CI 62.9 / 65.3
SE 0.576
Private
66.0
CI 64.8 / 67.2
SE 0.589
66.2
CI 64.8 / 67.6
SE 0.691
Public
56.6
CI 55.4 / 57.8
SE 0.595
58.2
CI 56.6 / 59.8
SE 0.758
Uninsured
59.3
CI 57.6 / 61.1
SE 0.851
57.9
CI 55.6 / 60.2
SE 1.107

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Geographic location, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Geographic location
DNC
DNC

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Marital status, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Married/​Cohabiting partner
66.6
CI 65.5 / 67.7
SE 0.539
66.3
CI 65.3 / 67.4
SE 0.532
Divorced, separated, widowed
61.8
CI 60.4 / 63.2
SE 0.681
63.0
CI 61.6 / 64.4
SE 0.684
Never married
63.4
CI 61.9 / 64.9
SE 0.740
61.6
CI 59.7 / 63.5
SE 0.914

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Country of birth, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
US
65.1
CI 64.0 / 66.1
SE 0.517
65.1
CI 63.8 / 66.3
SE 0.603
Outside US
68.0
CI 66.6 / 69.3
SE 0.669
67.0
CI 65.5 / 68.4
SE 0.707

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Veteran status, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Veteran
64.1
CI 62.2 / 65.9
SE 0.924
DNA
Non-veteran
65.7
CI 64.8 / 66.6
SE 0.452
DNA

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Activity limitation, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
With activity limitations
58.8
CI 57.4 / 60.2
SE 0.691
DNC
Without activity limitations
67.3
CI 66.3 / 68.2
SE 0.457
DNC

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Sexual orientation, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Sexual orientation
DSU
DSU

Ideal cardiovascular health in adults by Gender identity, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(mean cardiovascular health score)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Gender identity
DNC
DNC

Disparity