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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Aug 18;66(7):765–773. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.019

Table 1.

RF Target Levels and Collection Details.

Risk Factor Target Collection Frequency Core Laboratory
Systolic BP <130 mm Hg Monthly for first 6 months No
Quarterly thereafter
Diastolic BP <80 mm Hg No
Smoking status Nonsmoker Annually No
HbA1c <7% Baseline; months 1, 3, 6, 20; and every 6 months thereafter HbA1c core laboratory
Triglycerides <150 mg/dl
(<1.70 mmol/l)		 Baseline, 6 months, then annually Lipid core laboratory
Non-HDL-C <130 mg/dl
(<3.37 mmol/l)
Optional goal
<100 mg/dl
(<2.59 mmol/l)

BP = blood pressure; HbA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin; non-HDL-C = non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RF = risk factor.