Table 1.

Risk Factor Stratification and Predicted Lifetime Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

	Low Predicted Lifetime Risk		High Predicted Lifetime Risk
	All Optimal RF	≥1 Not Optimal RF	≥1 Elevated RF	1 Major RF	≥2 Major RF
Systolic/diastolic, mm Hg	<120/80	120 to 139/80 to 89	140 to 159/90 to 99	≥160/≥100 (or treated)	≥160/≥100 (or treated)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	<4.7 (180 mg/dL)	4.7 to 5.1 (180 to 199 mg/dL)	5.2 to 6.2 (200 to 239 mg/dL)	≥6.3 or treated (240 mg/dL)	≥6.3 or treated (240 mg/dL)
Diabetes*	—	—	—	—	—
Smoking	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Predicted lifetime risk (men)	5%	36%	46%	50%	69%
Predicted lifetime risk (women)	8%	27%	39%	39%	50%

Risk factor stratification derived from Lloyd‐Jones, et al¹⁰. RF indicates risk factor.

^*Diabetes was included in the original published stratification. Because all diabetics were considered to have “high short‐term risk”, this risk factor was not included in the present paper.