Table 1.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease used for stratification

Levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Men > 55 years

Women > 65 years

Smoking

Dyslipidemia: total cholesterol > 250 mg/dl (6.5 mmol/l), or LDL-cholesterol > 155 mg/dl (4 mmol/l), or HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg/dl (1.0 mmol/l) in men or <48 mg/dl (1.2 mmol/l) in women

Family history of premature cardiovascular disease (<55 years in men or <65 years in women)

Abdominal obesity: abdominal circumference ≥ 102 cm in men or ≥88 cm in women

C-reactive protein ≥ 1 mg/dl

From ESH/ESC Guidelines (2003).