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 ≥20 y of age	Yes	Former ≤12 mo	Never or quit >12 mo
Children 12–19 y of age	Tried in prior 30 d	…	Never tried; never smoked whole cigarette
BMI
Adults ≥20 y of age	≥30 kg/m2	25–29.9 kg/m2	<25 kg/m2
Children 2–19 y of age	>95th percentile	85th–95th percentile	<85th percentile
Physical activity
Adults ≥20 y of age	None	1–149 min/wk moderate or 1–74 min/wk vigorous or 1–149 min/wk moderate+2×vigorous	≥150 min/wk moderate or ≥75 min/wk vigorous or ≥150 min/wk moderate+2×vigorous
Children 12–19 y of age	None	>0 and <60 min of moderate or vigorous every day	≥60 min of moderate or vigorous every day
Healthy Diet Score, no. of components
Adults ≥20 y of age	0–1	2–3	4–5
Children 5–19 y of age	0–1	2–3	4–5
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
Adults ≥20 y of age	≥240	200–239 or treated to goal	<200
Children 6–19 y of age	≥200	170–199	<170
Blood pressure
Adults ≥20 y of age	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 8–19 y of age	>95th percentile	90th–95th percentile or SBP ≥120 or DBP ≥80 mm Hg	<90th percentile
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL
Adults ≥20 y of age	≥126	100–125 or treated to goal	<100
Children 12–19 y of age	≥126	100–125	<100

AHA indicates American Heart Association; …, no definition for this stratum; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; and DBP, diastolic blood pressure.