Table 2.
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Risk factor | Definition | n | % |
---|---|---|---|
High BMI | For <19 years, SD score ≥ 2.0; if ≥19 years, BMI ≥ 25 | 22 | 19.1 |
Elevated fasting triglycerides | ≥150 mg/dL (≥1.7 mmol/L) | 21 | 18.3 |
Elevated fasting total cholesterol | ≥175 mg/dL (≥4.5 mmol/L) | 45 | 39.1 |
HbA1c above target range | ≥7.5% (58 mmol/mol) | 74 | 64.3 |
One risk factor | — | 44 | 38.3 |
Two risk factors | — | 34 | 29.6 |
Three risk factors | — | 14 | 12.2 |
Four risk factors | — | 2 | 1.7 |
(n = 115).