Table 2.

Cardiovascular risk factors in the assessment of additional risk in hypertensives

• Male sex

• Age

○ Men ≥ 55 years or women ≥ 65 years

• History of premature CVD in first-degree relatives

○ Men < 55 years or women < 65 years

• Smoking habit

• Dyslipidemia

○ Total cholesterol > 190 mg/dL and/or

○ LDL-cholesterol > 115 mg/dL and/or

○ HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg/dL in men or < 46 mg/dL in women and/or

○ Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

• Insulin resistance

○ Fasting serum glycemia: 100-125 mg/dL

○ Oral glucose tolerance test: 140-199 mg/dL in 2 hours

○ Glycated hemoglobin: 5.7 – 6.4%

• Obesity

○ BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

○ AC ≥ 102 cm in men or ≥ 88 cm in women

CVD: cardiovascular disease; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: highdensity lipoprotein; BMI: body mass index; AC: abdominal circumference.