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This study examines the association of changes in weight status from teen to young adult ages with the number of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) and clinical CVH metrics by adulthood. We hypothesized that increases in weight status from teen to young adult ages are associated with less ideal CVH metrics in adulthood. Data from a subset of participants (n=4252) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) with Life Simple 7 (LS7) metrics (diet, physical activity, BMI, smoking, cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose) collected at mean age 38±0.05 were used. LS7 metrics and criteria were used to estimate the number of ideal CVH (range 0-7) and clinical CVH metrics (range 0-3). Height and weight measured at mean ages 16±0.03 and 28±0.04 were used to determine three categories of change in weight status from teen to young adult ages: increased, no change, or decreased. Linear …