Table 1.

Estimation of lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)

CVD risk factors	Optimal risk factors	Non-optimal risk factors	Elevated risk factors	Major risk factors*
SBP and DBP (mm Hg)	SBP<120 and DBP<80	SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89	SBP 140–159 or DBP 90–99	SBP≥160 or DBP≥100 or treated
	AND	OR	OR	OR
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	<180	180–199	200–239	≥240 or treated
	AND	AND	AND	OR
Diabetes mellitus	No	No	No	Yes
	AND	AND	AND	OR
Current smoking	No	No	No	Yes

Lifetime risk stratification	Low predicted lifetime risk		High predicted lifetime risk
	All optimal risk factors	≥1 risk factors not optimal	≥1 elevated risk factors	1 major risk factor	≥2 major risk factors

Lifetime risk refers to risk of all atherosclerotic CVD (myocardial infarction, coronary insufficiency, angina, atherothrombotic stroke, intermittent claudication or CVD death). An individual's risk stratum is the highest risk stratum for which any of the individual's risk factors are eligible.

^*In the secondary analysis, obesity and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were also counted as major risk factors.

DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.