Adherence
Achieving a high Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score (80-100) is associated with a substantially lower risk of incident macrovascular and microvascular diseases compared to low cardiovascular health (0-49) in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.
Using the American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8 framework (diet, activity, nicotine, sleep, BMI, lipids, glucose, blood pressure) to achieve a high score (80-100) can reduce your risk of heart and kidney complications by up to 80% compared to low health scores. This provides a structured, comprehensive way to manage vascular risk in Type 2 Diabetes.
Significantly lower risks of macrovascular disease (HR, 0.20 [95% CI, 0.05-0.79]) and microvascular disease (HR, 0.24 [95% CI, 0.06-0.98]) were also found in the high cardiovascular health group (Life’s Essential 8 scores: 80– 100), compared to the low cardiovascular health group (scores: 0– 49).
Why this rating
Large cohort, long follow-up, but observational.
Source
Association of a Healthy Lifestyle, Life's Essential 8 Scores With Incident Macrovascular and Microvascular Disease Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Panpan He et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023
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