. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 23.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jul 16;100(7):1124–1129. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.035

Table 1.

Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) risk score for predicting advanced atherosclerotic lesions.

Risk factor	Category	PDAY coronary artery risk score
Age, years	15-19^*	0
	20-24	5
	25-29	10
	30-34	15
Sex	Male^*	0
Sex	Female	-1
Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dL (mmol/L)	< 130^* (3.37)	0
	130-159 (3.37-4.13)	2
	160-189 (4.14-4.91)	4
	190-219 (4.92-5.69)	6
	≥ 220 (5.70)	8
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL (mmol/L)	< 40 (1.04)	1
	40-59^* (1.04-1.54)	0
	≥ 60 (1.55)	-1
Smoker	Nonsmoker^*	0
Smoker	Smoker	1
Blood pressure	Normotensive^*	0
Blood pressure	Hypertensive	4
Body mass index, kg/m²Men	≤ 30^*	0
Body mass index, kg/m²Men	> 30	6
Women	≤ 30	0
Women	> 30	0
Hyperglycemia / Diabetes	Normoglycemic/nondiabetic^*	0
Hyperglycemia / Diabetes	Hyperglycemic/diabetic	5

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