Figure 1. Simulated Myocardial Infarction (MI) Rates and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Deaths per 10 000 Person-Years in Adults With Low Socioeconomic Status (SES).

Traditional CHD risk factors were systolic blood pressure (ideal level: ≤110 mm Hg), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ideal: ≤70 mg/dL for those with a history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease; ≤100 mg/dL for all others), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ideal: ≥50 mg/dL), body mass index (ideal: ≤25), cigarette smoking (ideal: no exposure), and diabetes (ideal: none). The risk associated with low SES was independent of age, sex, and traditional factors.