. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2018 Dec;43(6):1100–1114. doi: 10.1007/s10900-018-0527-8

Table 1.

Indo U.S. health summit: recommended thresholds of intervention & treatment goals for indians [132]

Parameters	Desirable levels for Asian Indians
Waist circumference	< 80 cm for women; < 90 cm for men
Body mass index	<23 kg/m² men and women
Total cholesterol	< 160 mg/dl (high-risk Indians)
LDL-cholesterol	< 100 mg/dl (high-risk Indians)^a
	<70 for people with CAD or diabetes^b
Non-HDL-cholesterol	< 130 mg/dl (high-risk Indians)^a
	< 100 for people with CAD or diabetes^b
Triglycerides	< 150 mg/dl
HDL-cholesterol	>40 mg/dl (men); >50 mg/dl (women)
Hemoglobin A1C	<6.5%
Lipoprotein(a)	< 20 mg/dl

Those who have ≥ 2 risk factors or metabolic syndrome are considered high risk individuals

Those who have diabetes, CAD or CVD are considered very high risk