Table 1.

Definition of Ideal CV Health Metrics.

Metric	Status	Definition
Smoking	Ideal	Never or quit >12 months
	Intermediate	Former ≤12 months
	Poor	Current
Body mass index	Ideal	<25 kg/m2
	Intermediate	25-29.9 kg/m2
	Poor	≥30 kg/m2
Physical Activity	Ideal	≥150 min/week moderate, or ≥75 min/week vigorous, or ≥150 min/week moderate+vigorous
	Intermediate	1-149 min/week moderate, or 1-74 min/week vigorous, or 1-149 min/week moderate+vigorous
	Poor	None
Total Cholesterol	Ideal	<200 mg/dl without medications
	Intermediate	200-239 or treated to <200 mg/dl
	Poor	≥240 mg/dl
Blood pressure	Ideal	<120/<80 mmHg without medications
	Intermediate	SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89 or treated to <120/<80 mmHg
	Poor	SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90 mmHg
Fasting serum glucose	Ideal	<100 mg/dl without medication
	Intermediate	100-125 mg/dl or treated to <100 mg/dl
	Poor	≥126 mg/dl

Adapted from Folsom et al²