Table 2-1.

Definitions of Poor, Intermediate, and Ideal Cardiovascular Health for Each Metric in the AHA 2020 Goals

	Level of Cardiovascular Health for Each Metric
	Poor	Intermediate	Ideal
Current smoking
Adults aged >20 y	Yes	Former ≤12 mo	Never or quit >12 mo
Children aged 12–19 y	Tried prior 30 d	…	Never tried; never smoked whole cigarette
BMI
Adults aged >20 y	≥30 kg/m2	25–29.9 kg/m2	<25 kg/m2
Children aged 2–19 y	>95th percentile	85th–95th percentile	<85th percentile
Physical activity
Adults aged >20 y	None	1–149 min/wk moderate or 1–74 min/wk vigorous or 1–149 min/wk moderate+vigorous	150+ min/wk moderate or 75+ min/wk vigorous or 150+ min/wk moderate+vigorous
Children aged 12–19 y	None	>0 and <60 min of moderate or vigorous every day	60+ min of moderate or vigorous every day
Healthy diet score
Adults aged >20 y	0–1 components	2–3 components	4–5 components
Children aged 5–19 y	0–1 components	2–3 components	4–5 components
Total cholesterol
Adults aged >20 y	≥240 mg/dL	200–239 mg/dL or treated to goal	<200 mg/dL
Children aged 6–19 y	≥200 mg/dL	170–199 mg/dL	<170 mg/dL
Blood pressure
Adults aged >20 y	SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90 mm Hg	SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89 mm Hg or treated to goal	<120/<80 mm Hg
Children aged 8–19 y	>95th percentile	90th–95th percentile or SBP ≥120 or DBP ≥80 mm Hg	<90th percentile
Fasting plasma glucose
Adults aged >20 y	≥126 mg/dL	100–125 mg/dL or treated to goal	<100 mg/dL
Children aged 12–19 y	≥126 mg/dL	100–125 mg/dL	<100 mg/dL

… indicates no definition for this stratum;

AHA, American Heart Association; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.