Table 1.

Description of the ideal cardiovascular health metrics.

Metric	AHA criterion	YFS	CDAH	PFS
Blood pressure	120/80 mmHg	120/80 mmHg	120/80 mmHg	120/80 mmHg
Total cholesterol	≤5.17 mmol/l	≤5.17 mmol/l	≤5.17 mmol/l	≤5.17 mmol/l
Glucose	<5.6 mmol/l	<5.6 mmol/l	<5.6 mmol/l	<5.6 mmol/l
BMI	<25 kg/m2	<25 kg/m2	<25 kg/m2	<25 kg/m2
Non-smoking	never smoked or quit >1 year ago	never smoked or quit >1 year ago	never smoked or quit >1 year ago	never smoked or quit >1 year ago
Physical activity	≥150 min/wk moderate or ≥75 min/wk vigorous or combination	≥120 min/wk moderate or combination or ≥60 min/wk vigorous	≥150 min/wk moderate or combination or ≥75 min/wk vigorous	≥150 min/wk combination or ≥75 min/wk vigorous
Diet	4 / 5 components expressed for a 2000-kcal diet	4 / 5 components scaled for caloric intake	3 / 4 components	4 / 5 components scaled for caloric intake
Fruits and vegetables	≥4.5 cups per day	≥450 g/day	≥4.5 servings/day	≥4.5 servings/day
Fish	≥two 3.5-oz servings/wk	≥two servings (100 g)/wk	≥two fin fish servings/wk	saturated fat intake <7 E%
Whole grains	≥three 1-oz servings/day	≥three servings (30 g)/day of whole grain rye bread	≥3 servings/day	≥3 servings (30 g)/day
Sodium	<1500 mg/day	<1500 mg/day	not available	<1500 mg/day
Sugared drinks	≤450 kcal/wk	≤450 kcal/wk	≤4 servings/wk	sugar from sweets ≤12.8 E%/day