Table 1.

Cardiovascular risk factor treatment targets

	Treatment targets
Risk factor	All patients without Diabetes	Diabetes mellitus
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	< 130	< 130
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	< 80	< 80
Total cholesterol (mmol L-1)	< 4.5	< 4.5
Low density lipoprotein (mmol L-1)	< 2.5	< 2.5
HbA1c (%)	-	< 6.5
Microalbuminuria and proteinuria	Treatment with ACEI/ARB or No proteinuria	Treatment with ACEI/ARB (Any albuminuric state)

ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

ARB: angiontensin II receptor blocker