Relationship Between Midlife Cardiovascular Health and Late-Life Physical Performance: The ARIC Study.OBJECTIVES

The ARIC Study
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) was used to quantify physical function as ordinal (0-12) and categorical (low (0-6), fair (7-9), good (10-12) outcomes.



the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Cardiovascular health was measured at baseline using the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) score (0-14) and LS7 component categories (poor, intermediate, ideal) for each risk factor. 
the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) score