Background: The American Heart Association (AHA) recently updated an improved method for evaluating cardiovascular health (CVH): Life’s essential 8 (LE8). We aimed to investigate the association between levels of CVH and the risk of CKD in UK biobank.

Methods: A total of 142,567 participants free of CKD and CVD were included. LE8 score at baseline was created including DASH diet, physical activity, smoking, sleep, BMI, non-HDL cholesterol, HbA1c, and BP. CVH levels were categorized as low, moderate, and high. Cox proportional hazard model was used to investigate the association between LE8 and CKD.

Results: During a median follow-up of 11.8 years, 4,914 CKD cases were documented. We observed a linear dose-response relationship. Compared to participants with a low CVH, those with a moderate CVH were associated with a 35% lower risk of developing CKD (HR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.59, 0.73). Participants with a high CVH had a 48% lower risk of CKD incidence (HR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.45, 0.60) after adjustment for covariates. Additionally, the HR (95% CI) for each SD increment in behavior subscale score was 0.46 (0.39, 0.53) for CKD, and the HR (95% CI) for each SD increment in biological subscale score was 0.86 (0.76, 0.98) for CKD.

Conclusion: Participants with high CVH, defined by LE8, were significantly associated with a lower risk of CKD. The burden of CKD may be reduced by promoting adherence to optimal CVH levels.

Disclosure

R.Tang: None. X.Wang: None. X.Li: None. H.Ma: None. Y.Heianza: None. L.Qi: None.

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