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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2018 Apr 13;198:76–83.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.02.038

Table 4.

Risk factor definitions for dyslipidemia algorithm

	Definition
Family History	myocardial infarction, angina, coronary artery bypass graft/stent/angioplasty, sudden cardiac death in parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle male < 55 years, female <65 years
High Level Risk Factors
	Hypertension requiring drug therapy (BP > 99^th percentile+ 5mmHg)
	Current cigarette smoker
	BMI > 97^th percentile
Presence of high risk conditions	Diabetes mellitus type I and II, chronic renal disease/ end stage renal disease/ post renal transplant, post orthotopic heart transplant, Kawasaki disease with current aneurysms
Moderate Level Risk Factors
	Hypertension not requiring drug therapy
	BMI > 95^th and < 97^th percentile
	HDL-C < 40 mg/dL
Presence of moderate risk conditions	Kawasaki disease with regressed coronary aneurysms, chronic inflammatory disease (systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), Human immunodeficiency virus, nephrotic syndrome