Table 1.

Current National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol Goals According to Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Risk

CHD Risk Category	CHD Status or Risk Factors (10-Year Risk of CHD Event)	Goal LDL Level (mg/dL)	LDL Threshold for Evaluation Treatment (mg/dL)
High (Very high)	CHD or risk equivalent (> 20%/10 years)	< 100 (< 70)	≥ 100*
Moderately high	2+ risk factors (10%-20%/10 years)	< 130	≥ 130*
Moderate	2+ risk factors (< 10%/10 years)	< 130	≥ 160*
Low	0-1 risk factor	< 160	≥ 190*

Adapted from NCEP Adult Treatment Panel III.13

^*Also consider treatment if LDL level is below goal but above the goal for the next higher risk level.