Table 2.

Average risk factor levels used for heart age estimation. Heart age was estimated by comparing the individual risk with average risk levels. Heart age matches the age of a person with the same predicted risk but with average risk factor levels.

Risk factors	Primary prevention
Smoking	Nonsmoker
Diabetes mellitus	Nondiabetic
Systolic blood pressure	130 mm Hg
Blood pressure treatmenta	No
Total cholesterol	200 mg/dL
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol	50 mg/dL

^aDenotes antihypertensive treatment.