Association of Life's Essential 8 with abdominal aortic calcification and mortality among middle-aged and older individuals.

Aim: To assess the association of Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and the presence of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) with mortality among middle-aged and older individuals.

Methods: Participants aged older than 40 years were enrolled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014. AAC was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.