Table 1.

Estimation of Predicted Lifetime Risks for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and Risk Factor (RF) Stratification^*

CVD Risk Factors	All Optimal RFs	Borderline RFs	High RFs	Very High RFs
SBP and DBP, mm Hg	SBP <120 and DBP <80	SBP 120 to 139 and/or DBP 80 to 89	SBP 140 to 159 or DBP 90 to 99	SBP ≥160 or DBP ≥100 or treated
	AND	OR	OR	OR
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	<180	180 to 199	200 to 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: all risk factors are either optimal or borderline		High predicted lifetime risk: at least 1 high or very high risk factor

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

^*Lifetime risk refers to risk of all ASCVD (myocardial infarction, coronary insufficiency, angina, atherothrombotic stroke, intermittent claudication or ASCVD death). Risk factor (RF) stratification derived from Lloyd‐Jones et al.⁹