Table 1.

Inclusion criteria according to risk factors and a 10-year risk assessment

Category		LDL-C level (mg/dL)	DBP (mmHg)
1.	Person without risk factorsa other than hypertension and dyslipidemia	160–250	90–109 (patients with DM, CKD: 80–99)
2.	Person with more than one risk factora other than hypertension and dyslipidemia and with a <10% risk in the 10-year risk assessment	160–250
3.	Person with more than one risk factora other than hypertension and dyslipidemia and with a 10%–20% risk in the 10-year risk assessment	130–250
4.	Person with coronary heart disease or equivalentb or with a >20% risk in the 10-year risk assessment	100–250

Notes:

^aRisk factors: a) Cigarette smoking; b) HDL-C level <40 mg/dL; c) family history of premature coronary heart disease (male first degree relative <55 years; female first degree relative <65 years); and d) age (males ≥45 years; females ≥55 years). HDL-C level ≥60 mg/dL counts as a “negative” risk factor; its presence excludes one risk factor from the total count.

^bPatients with carotid artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and type 2 DM.

Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.