Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
BMI indicates body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; and OR, odds ratio. To convert HbA1c to proportion of total hemoglobin, multiply by 0.01; LDL-cholesterol to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259.
