Table 2.
Definition of conditions and risk factors used in applying the data to the guidelines
| Condition or risk factor | Definition | Included in guideline
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| British Hyperlipidaemia Association | Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin | European Atherosclerosis Association | National cholesterol education programme | ||
| Diabetes | Reported doctor diagnosis of diabetes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hypertension (1) | Blood pressure ⩾160 systolic or ⩾95 diastolic or receiving medication | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Hypertension (2) | Blood pressure ⩾140 systolic or ⩾90 diastolic or receiving medication | - | - | - | Yes |
| Current smoker | Self reported current smoker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Obesity | Body mass index ⩾30 kg/m2 | Yes | - | - | - |
| Vascular disease | Reported doctor diagnosis of stroke, angina, myocardial infarction or heart failure, or positive on WHO intermittent claudication questionnaire | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Coronary heart disease | Reported diagnosis of angina or myocardial infarction | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy | Minnesota codes 3-1 and 3-3 on resting 12 lead electrocardiogram and hypertension (1) | - | Yes | - | - |
| Postmenopausal | Self reported cessation of periods | Yes | Yes | ||
| Family history (1) of coronary heart disease | Death from coronary heart disease in parent or in sibling aged ⩽60 | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Family history (2) of coronary heart disease | Death from coronary heart disease in father or male sibling aged ⩽55 or in mother or female sibling aged ⩽65 | - | - | - | Yes |